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Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Original Screenplay movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,441,270 in 2023), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005), Riddick ($52,738,623 in 2013), The Chronicles of Riddick ($49,500,000 in 2004) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), The Book of Life ($47,500,000 in 2014), Colombiana ($35,629,408 in 2011), Crossroads ($19,811,333 in 2002), Amsterdam ($14,452,857 in 2022), Missing Link ($8,743,697 in 2019), Center Stage ($4,160,184 in 2000), Infinitely Polar Bear ($699,431 in 2015), Drumline ($713 in 2002) |
3
Sam Worthington
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), Man on a Ledge ($31,001,440 in 2012), Last Night ($12,534,432 in 2011), Sabotage ($7,867,925 in 2014), Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 ($2,463,549 in 2024), Texas Killing Fields ($1,641,521 in 2011), Simulant ($196,913 in 2023), 9 Bullets ($96,968 in 2022), Transfusion ($72,986 in 2023) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vin Diesel | $4,043,452,732 | 15 | $269,563,515 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $3,902,920,619 | 16 | $243,932,539 |
| 3 | Sam Worthington | $3,827,798,730 | 17 | $225,164,631 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,346,365,196 | 16 | $209,147,825 |
| 5 | Jason Statham | $3,176,567,814 | 26 | $122,175,685 |
| 6 | Jack Black | $3,024,944,930 | 20 | $151,247,247 |
| 7 | Shen Teng | $2,982,946,327 | 6 | $497,157,721 |
| 8 | Harrison Ford | $2,894,907,041 | 23 | $125,865,524 |
| 9 | Steve Carell | $2,727,996,602 | 18 | $151,555,367 |
| 10 | Tom Hanks | $2,635,869,907 | 26 | $101,379,612 |
| 11 | John Boyega | $2,619,585,678 | 10 | $261,958,568 |
| 12 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,590,113,923 | 7 | $370,016,275 |
| 13 | Ben Stiller | $2,556,598,139 | 27 | $94,688,820 |
| 14 | John Leguizamo | $2,473,557,831 | 17 | $145,503,402 |
| 15 | Adam Driver | $2,451,821,196 | 11 | $222,892,836 |
| 16 | Denis Leary | $2,429,547,679 | 8 | $303,693,460 |
| 17 | Ray Romano | $2,412,973,021 | 9 | $268,108,113 |
| 18 | Daisy Ridley | $2,383,094,777 | 4 | $595,773,694 |
| 19 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,318,791,518 | 26 | $89,184,289 |
| 20 | Keanu Reeves | $2,298,316,278 | 35 | $65,666,179 |
| 21 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,279,020,955 | 42 | $54,262,404 |
| 22 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,267,880,723 | 10 | $226,788,072 |
| 23 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,239,140,590 | 6 | $373,190,098 |
| 24 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,178,388,810 | 37 | $58,875,373 |
| 25 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,152,940,996 | 13 | $165,610,846 |
| 26 | Will Smith | $2,146,301,746 | 18 | $119,238,986 |
| 27 | Adam Sandler | $2,130,389,844 | 39 | $54,625,381 |
| 28 | Kevin Hart | $2,100,063,214 | 17 | $123,533,130 |
| 29 | Tom Cruise | $2,084,909,356 | 17 | $122,641,727 |
| 30 | Nicolas Cage | $2,079,554,299 | 66 | $31,508,398 |
| 31 | Brad Pitt | $2,016,882,232 | 27 | $74,699,342 |
| 32 | Bruce Willis | $2,001,314,161 | 61 | $32,808,429 |
| 33 | Mark Hamill | $1,998,491,827 | 8 | $249,811,478 |
| 34 | Kate Winslet | $1,973,955,718 | 10 | $197,395,572 |
| 35 | Tim Allen | $1,943,846,342 | 14 | $138,846,167 |
| 36 | Charlize Theron | $1,911,060,372 | 14 | $136,504,312 |
| 37 | Owen Wilson | $1,873,594,672 | 26 | $72,061,334 |
| 38 | Ewan McGregor | $1,856,379,036 | 20 | $92,818,952 |
| 39 | Julia Roberts | $1,843,489,171 | 22 | $83,794,962 |
| 40 | Liam Neeson | $1,799,567,922 | 28 | $64,270,283 |
| 41 | Chris Rock | $1,784,616,804 | 14 | $127,472,629 |
| 42 | Natalie Portman | $1,773,107,041 | 21 | $84,433,669 |
| 43 | Sandra Bullock | $1,766,897,846 | 22 | $80,313,538 |
| 44 | Matt Damon | $1,690,117,655 | 23 | $73,483,376 |
| 45 | Queen Latifah | $1,664,099,694 | 11 | $151,281,790 |
| 46 | Tony Hale | $1,662,634,847 | 4 | $415,658,712 |
| 47 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,631,773,329 | 30 | $54,392,444 |
| 48 | Keegan-Michael Key | $1,614,422,271 | 13 | $124,186,329 |
| 49 | Mel Gibson | $1,608,359,138 | 37 | $43,469,166 |
| 50 | Amy Poehler | $1,601,396,794 | 11 | $145,581,527 |
| 51 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,586,539,197 | 5 | $317,307,839 |
| 52 | Kristen Wiig | $1,576,292,327 | 13 | $121,253,256 |
| 53 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,564,712,580 | 3 | $521,570,860 |
| 54 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $1,564,522,750 | 8 | $195,565,344 |
| 55 | George Clooney | $1,543,425,457 | 18 | $85,745,859 |
| 56 | Lewis Black | $1,539,207,017 | 5 | $307,841,403 |
| 57 | Andy Lau | $1,536,606,423 | 10 | $153,660,642 |
| 58 | Phyllis Smith | $1,517,428,748 | 2 | $758,714,374 |
| 59 | Robert De Niro | $1,491,881,515 | 42 | $35,520,988 |
| 60 | Jamie Foxx | $1,465,630,247 | 22 | $66,619,557 |
| 61 | Jia Ling | $1,464,031,500 | 3 | $488,010,500 |
| 62 | Kevin James | $1,447,727,235 | 15 | $96,515,149 |
| 63 | Carrie Fisher | $1,442,985,781 | 6 | $240,497,630 |
| 64 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,431,952,023 | 19 | $75,365,896 |
| 65 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,417,009,017 | 16 | $88,563,064 |
| 66 | Jesse Eisenberg | $1,387,970,416 | 22 | $63,089,564 |
| 67 | Gerard Butler | $1,386,889,354 | 21 | $66,042,350 |
| 68 | Morgan Freeman | $1,381,025,295 | 27 | $51,149,085 |
| 69 | Ma Li | $1,321,885,037 | 5 | $264,377,007 |
| 70 | David Schwimmer | $1,312,999,728 | 5 | $262,599,946 |
| 71 | Oscar Isaac | $1,304,937,907 | 13 | $100,379,839 |
| 72 | Michael Caine | $1,299,562,017 | 23 | $56,502,696 |
| 73 | Anthony Daniels | $1,260,876,157 | 2 | $630,438,079 |
| 74 | Jackie Chan | $1,257,577,868 | 31 | $40,567,028 |
| 75 | Liu Haoran | $1,252,586,791 | 3 | $417,528,930 |
| 76 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,242,060,372 | 7 | $177,437,196 |
| 77 | Paul Walker | $1,239,775,726 | 9 | $137,752,858 |
| 78 | Lei Jiayin | $1,238,351,555 | 5 | $247,670,311 |
| 79 | John Cena | $1,232,322,680 | 18 | $68,462,371 |
| 80 | Cameron Diaz | $1,214,154,203 | 16 | $75,884,638 |
| 81 | David Spade | $1,209,602,708 | 15 | $80,640,181 |
| 82 | Woody Harrelson | $1,185,153,698 | 27 | $43,894,581 |
| 83 | John Goodman | $1,161,383,530 | 10 | $116,138,353 |
| 84 | Anne Hathaway | $1,158,864,460 | 13 | $89,143,420 |
| 85 | Chao Deng | $1,158,685,905 | 6 | $193,114,318 |
| 86 | Angelina Jolie | $1,151,704,739 | 8 | $143,963,092 |
| 87 | Glen Powell | $1,151,643,598 | 8 | $143,955,450 |
| 88 | Jordana Brewster | $1,114,992,306 | 6 | $185,832,051 |
| 89 | Ellen DeGeneres | $1,094,276,046 | 3 | $364,758,682 |
| 90 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $1,092,390,812 | 6 | $182,065,135 |
| 91 | Albert Brooks | $1,072,483,652 | 6 | $178,747,275 |
| 92 | Emma Stone | $1,063,059,939 | 11 | $96,641,813 |
| 93 | Jackson Yee | $1,059,570,390 | 3 | $353,190,130 |
| 94 | Jason Bateman | $1,056,105,882 | 17 | $62,123,875 |
| 95 | Maya Hawke | $1,049,386,917 | 4 | $262,346,729 |
| 96 | John Cusack | $1,041,167,407 | 40 | $26,029,185 |
| 97 | Karen Gillan | $1,036,623,840 | 10 | $103,662,384 |
| 98 | Nick Jonas | $1,035,649,557 | 4 | $258,912,389 |
| 99 | John C. Reilly | $1,034,928,509 | 11 | $94,084,410 |
| 100 | Seann William Scott | $1,034,382,671 | 13 | $79,567,898 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sam Worthington: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Sam Worthington) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
