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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Drama 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
Leonardo DiCaprio
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Titanic ($2,223,048,786 in 1997), Catch Me if You Can ($355,612,291 in 2002), The Great Gatsby ($353,497,733 in 2013), The Departed ($289,660,619 in 2006), The Aviator ($208,370,892 in 2004), Gangs of New York ($183,124,621 in 2002), Romeo+Juliet ($147,542,381 in 1996), J. Edgar ($84,606,030 in 2011), Revolutionary Road ($79,604,820 in 2008), The Beach ($39,778,599 in 2000) |
2
Tom Hanks
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Forrest Gump ($679,835,137 in 1994), Saving Private Ryan ($485,035,085 in 1998), Catch Me if You Can ($355,612,291 in 2002), Apollo 13 ($335,802,271 in 1995), The Green Mile ($290,701,374 in 1999), Sully ($238,524,556 in 2016), Captain Phillips ($220,648,184 in 2013), The Terminal ($218,673,959 in 2004), Philadelphia ($201,324,422 in 1993), Road to Perdition ($183,354,514 in 2002) |
3
Robert Pattinson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 22 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 ($829,724,737 in 2012), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($706,102,828 in 2010), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($687,557,727 in 2009), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 ($684,436,752 in 2011), Twilight ($402,278,564 in 2008), Water for Elephants ($116,809,717 in 2011), Remember Me ($56,506,120 in 2010), Bel Ami ($6,165,119 in 2012), Life ($5,536,354 in 2015), Good Time ($4,139,009 in 2017) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
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1 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,984,517,944 | 15 | $265,634,530 |
2 | Tom Hanks | $3,836,045,025 | 19 | $201,897,107 |
3 | Robert Pattinson | $3,499,997,375 | 11 | $318,181,580 |
4 | Kristen Stewart | $3,393,424,714 | 18 | $188,523,595 |
5 | Taylor Lautner | $3,310,100,608 | 6 | $551,683,435 |
6 | Kate Winslet | $2,734,713,198 | 19 | $143,932,274 |
7 | Matt Damon | $2,206,468,379 | 18 | $122,581,577 |
8 | Brad Pitt | $1,820,039,176 | 18 | $101,113,288 |
9 | Shen Teng | $1,476,305,701 | 2 | $738,152,851 |
10 | Meryl Streep | $1,449,212,618 | 27 | $53,674,541 |
11 | Dakota Johnson | $1,429,420,543 | 10 | $142,942,054 |
12 | Bradley Cooper | $1,416,473,419 | 10 | $141,647,342 |
13 | Julia Roberts | $1,409,309,043 | 10 | $140,930,904 |
14 | Jamie Dornan | $1,375,397,178 | 7 | $196,485,311 |
15 | Russell Crowe | $1,351,189,749 | 14 | $96,513,554 |
16 | Al Pacino | $1,322,782,502 | 26 | $50,876,250 |
17 | Denzel Washington | $1,291,742,682 | 19 | $67,986,457 |
18 | Johnny Depp | $1,231,925,331 | 20 | $61,596,267 |
19 | Demi Moore | $1,191,874,200 | 12 | $99,322,850 |
20 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,160,857,421 | 9 | $128,984,158 |
21 | George Clooney | $1,119,845,402 | 9 | $124,427,267 |
22 | Christian Bale | $1,114,754,141 | 14 | $79,625,296 |
23 | Robert De Niro | $1,107,016,886 | 30 | $36,900,563 |
24 | Robert Redford | $1,093,806,845 | 14 | $78,129,060 |
25 | Jackson Yee | $1,069,185,200 | 3 | $356,395,067 |
26 | Cillian Murphy | $1,009,969,251 | 5 | $201,993,850 |
27 | Clint Eastwood | $1,009,903,836 | 10 | $100,990,384 |
28 | Cate Blanchett | $983,300,250 | 13 | $75,638,481 |
29 | Kevin Costner | $955,163,372 | 17 | $56,186,081 |
30 | Jack Nicholson | $925,428,990 | 13 | $71,186,845 |
31 | Nicole Kidman | $892,702,243 | 27 | $33,063,046 |
32 | Rami Malek | $889,173,652 | 3 | $296,391,217 |
33 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $864,886,776 | 13 | $66,529,752 |
34 | Jia Ling | $841,674,419 | 1 | $841,674,419 |
35 | Zhang Xiaofei | $841,674,419 | 1 | $841,674,419 |
36 | Joel Edgerton | $822,627,467 | 10 | $82,262,747 |
37 | Willem Dafoe | $813,516,182 | 23 | $35,370,269 |
38 | Patrick Swayze | $806,314,987 | 8 | $100,789,373 |
39 | Sandra Bullock | $792,097,542 | 9 | $88,010,838 |
40 | John Travolta | $782,084,403 | 14 | $55,863,172 |
41 | Robin Williams | $781,660,688 | 9 | $86,851,188 |
42 | Will Smith | $781,189,864 | 10 | $78,118,986 |
43 | James Caviezel | $776,794,089 | 6 | $129,465,682 |
44 | Mel Gibson | $758,062,597 | 15 | $50,537,506 |
45 | Tom Cruise | $754,746,772 | 10 | $75,474,677 |
46 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $752,231,058 | 12 | $62,685,922 |
47 | Michael B. Jordan | $736,234,821 | 8 | $92,029,353 |
48 | Morgan Freeman | $734,181,540 | 15 | $48,945,436 |
49 | Helena Bonham Carter | $688,256,161 | 15 | $45,883,744 |
50 | Jude Law | $674,331,201 | 11 | $61,302,836 |
51 | Jim Carrey | $664,541,867 | 4 | $166,135,467 |
52 | Richard Dreyfuss | $659,784,548 | 5 | $131,956,910 |
53 | Judi Dench | $659,518,743 | 10 | $65,951,874 |
54 | Keira Knightley | $645,344,034 | 14 | $46,096,002 |
55 | Josh Gad | $643,806,595 | 5 | $128,761,319 |
56 | Diane Lane | $642,757,987 | 11 | $58,432,544 |
57 | Tobey Maguire | $639,942,901 | 5 | $127,988,580 |
58 | Rachel McAdams | $636,945,567 | 10 | $63,694,557 |
59 | Yue Yunpeng | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
60 | Yi Zhang | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
61 | Lei Jiayin | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
62 | Suraj Sharma | $619,310,368 | 1 | $619,310,368 |
63 | Matthew McConaughey | $612,186,035 | 11 | $55,653,276 |
64 | Nicolas Cage | $604,821,842 | 15 | $40,321,456 |
65 | Richard Gere | $591,893,984 | 18 | $32,882,999 |
66 | Kevin Spacey | $584,955,105 | 9 | $64,995,012 |
67 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $580,183,218 | 13 | $44,629,478 |
68 | Lady Gaga | $579,148,294 | 2 | $289,574,147 |
69 | Annette Bening | $575,854,555 | 13 | $44,296,504 |
70 | Sienna Miller | $574,326,909 | 8 | $71,790,864 |
71 | Kristin Scott Thomas | $562,765,370 | 12 | $46,897,114 |
72 | Octavia Spencer | $561,616,357 | 4 | $140,404,089 |
73 | Dev Patel | $559,956,103 | 4 | $139,989,026 |
74 | Kirsten Dunst | $556,434,516 | 9 | $61,826,057 |
75 | Lily James | $543,185,933 | 4 | $135,796,483 |
76 | Michael Peña | $535,936,966 | 8 | $66,992,121 |
77 | Liam Neeson | $535,877,758 | 16 | $33,492,360 |
78 | Lay Zhang | $532,440,379 | 1 | $532,440,379 |
79 | Gina Jin | $532,440,379 | 1 | $532,440,379 |
80 | Joaquin Phoenix | $531,533,592 | 10 | $53,153,359 |
81 | Penélope Cruz | $531,055,929 | 10 | $53,105,593 |
82 | Colin Firth | $528,293,572 | 15 | $35,219,571 |
83 | Marion Cotillard | $525,061,869 | 10 | $52,506,187 |
84 | Dustin Hoffman | $520,799,097 | 14 | $37,199,936 |
85 | Geoffrey Rush | $515,153,132 | 8 | $64,394,142 |
86 | Ryan Gosling | $504,770,604 | 10 | $50,477,060 |
87 | Susan Sarandon | $501,630,837 | 22 | $22,801,402 |
88 | Amy Adams | $498,228,119 | 8 | $62,278,515 |
89 | Edward Burns | $498,055,778 | 4 | $124,513,945 |
90 | Kenneth Branagh | $492,212,699 | 4 | $123,053,175 |
91 | Carey Mulligan | $489,579,525 | 12 | $40,798,294 |
92 | Reese Witherspoon | $489,536,830 | 9 | $54,392,981 |
93 | Tom Sizemore | $486,720,283 | 4 | $121,680,071 |
94 | Viola Davis | $485,858,711 | 9 | $53,984,301 |
95 | Channing Tatum | $483,309,137 | 7 | $69,044,162 |
96 | Cameron Diaz | $466,554,905 | 7 | $66,650,701 |
97 | Forest Whitaker | $462,401,934 | 14 | $33,028,710 |
98 | Juliette Binoche | $461,101,786 | 20 | $23,055,089 |
99 | Ben Affleck | $458,015,189 | 16 | $28,625,949 |
100 | Jodie Foster | $451,309,951 | 12 | $37,609,163 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Pattinson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons