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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Real Life Events 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
Wu Jing
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Chang jin hu ($909,596,236 in 2021), Chang Jin Hu Zhi Shui Men Qiao (长津湖之水门桥) ($602,986,104 in 2022), Pan Deng Zhe ($174,008,804 in 2019) |
2
Rami Malek
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Bohemian Rhapsody ($879,088,897 in 2018) |
3
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Captain Phillips ($220,648,184 in 2013), The Terminal ($218,673,959 in 2004), The Post ($179,769,457 in 2017), Saving Mr. Banks ($114,962,525 in 2013) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Jing | $1,686,591,144 | 3 | $562,197,048 |
| 2 | Rami Malek | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
| 3 | Tom Hanks | $734,054,125 | 4 | $183,513,531 |
| 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $670,743,714 | 4 | $167,685,929 |
| 5 | Kate Beckinsale | $661,429,021 | 5 | $132,285,804 |
| 6 | Zhang Yi | $646,656,890 | 2 | $323,328,445 |
| 7 | Mel Gibson | $556,145,244 | 3 | $185,381,748 |
| 8 | Ben Affleck | $555,264,187 | 3 | $185,088,062 |
| 9 | Margot Robbie | $541,110,460 | 4 | $135,277,615 |
| 10 | Brad Pitt | $508,872,787 | 2 | $254,436,394 |
| 11 | Michelle Williams | $506,575,916 | 4 | $126,643,979 |
| 12 | Amy Adams | $485,332,985 | 4 | $121,333,246 |
| 13 | Zac Efron | $481,719,912 | 3 | $160,573,304 |
| 14 | Christian Bale | $477,450,612 | 5 | $95,490,122 |
| 15 | Hugh Jackman | $474,208,320 | 3 | $158,069,440 |
| 16 | Du Chun | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
| 17 | Ou Hao | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
| 18 | Li Chen | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
| 19 | Jiang Wu | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
| 20 | Qianyuan Wang | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
| 21 | Mark Wahlberg | $467,772,563 | 7 | $66,824,652 |
| 22 | Josh Hartnett | $449,239,853 | 2 | $224,619,927 |
| 23 | Zhang Hanyu | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
| 24 | Du Jiang | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
| 25 | Li Qin | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
| 26 | Will Smith | $432,989,925 | 5 | $86,597,985 |
| 27 | Denzel Washington | $430,077,724 | 5 | $86,015,545 |
| 28 | Rebecca Ferguson | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
| 29 | Zendaya | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
| 30 | Donnie Yen | $421,755,222 | 4 | $105,438,806 |
| 31 | Joaquin Phoenix | $410,147,155 | 3 | $136,715,718 |
| 32 | Liam Neeson | $400,635,695 | 5 | $80,127,139 |
| 33 | Cate Blanchett | $365,392,400 | 3 | $121,797,467 |
| 34 | Bradley Cooper | $359,516,789 | 3 | $119,838,930 |
| 35 | Jennifer Lawrence | $358,993,002 | 2 | $179,496,501 |
| 36 | Meryl Streep | $351,392,491 | 4 | $87,848,123 |
| 37 | Tom Cruise | $339,501,386 | 2 | $169,750,693 |
| 38 | Viggo Mortensen | $319,995,019 | 2 | $159,997,510 |
| 39 | Mahershala Ali | $319,995,019 | 1 | $319,995,019 |
| 40 | Jaden Smith | $307,311,093 | 1 | $307,311,093 |
| 41 | Aamir Khan | $305,149,461 | 1 | $305,149,461 |
| 42 | Helen Mirren | $301,835,610 | 7 | $43,119,373 |
| 43 | Anthony Hopkins | $294,920,239 | 7 | $42,131,463 |
| 44 | O'Shea Jackson, Jr. | $292,149,554 | 2 | $146,074,777 |
| 45 | Rachel McAdams | $289,520,598 | 2 | $144,760,299 |
| 46 | Kurt Russell | $282,837,439 | 5 | $56,567,488 |
| 47 | Austin Butler | $279,938,634 | 1 | $279,938,634 |
| 48 | Tom Holland | $272,153,670 | 4 | $68,038,418 |
| 49 | Jeremy Renner | $264,663,883 | 4 | $66,165,971 |
| 50 | Taylor Swift | $261,413,059 | 1 | $261,413,059 |
| 51 | Julia Roberts | $257,805,243 | 1 | $257,805,243 |
| 52 | James Caviezel | $251,285,826 | 3 | $83,761,942 |
| 53 | Jason Clarke | $239,445,152 | 3 | $79,815,051 |
| 54 | Taron Egerton | $238,717,784 | 4 | $59,679,446 |
| 55 | Jason Mitchell | $228,216,544 | 2 | $114,108,272 |
| 56 | Channing Tatum | $228,150,253 | 3 | $76,050,084 |
| 57 | Jesse Eisenberg | $225,382,638 | 2 | $112,691,319 |
| 58 | Sam Worthington | $221,297,061 | 1 | $221,297,061 |
| 59 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $221,297,061 | 2 | $110,648,531 |
| 60 | Matthew McConaughey | $218,884,656 | 5 | $43,776,931 |
| 61 | Angelina Jolie | $215,605,940 | 2 | $107,802,970 |
| 62 | Chris Pine | $214,973,682 | 3 | $71,657,894 |
| 63 | Dennis Quaid | $212,941,555 | 8 | $26,617,694 |
| 64 | Robert De Niro | $212,837,872 | 5 | $42,567,574 |
| 65 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | $208,113,707 | 3 | $69,371,236 |
| 66 | Forest Whitaker | $207,736,577 | 4 | $51,934,144 |
| 67 | Val Kilmer | $207,363,530 | 5 | $41,472,706 |
| 68 | Aldis Hodge | $206,559,801 | 2 | $103,279,901 |
| 69 | Naomi Watts | $203,330,494 | 3 | $67,776,831 |
| 70 | Neil Brown, Jr. | $202,182,981 | 1 | $202,182,981 |
| 71 | Corey Hawkins | $202,182,981 | 1 | $202,182,981 |
| 72 | Robin Williams | $202,173,000 | 1 | $202,173,000 |
| 73 | Ewan McGregor | $192,604,633 | 2 | $96,302,317 |
| 74 | Matt Damon | $189,576,354 | 2 | $94,788,177 |
| 75 | Chris Hemsworth | $187,852,513 | 2 | $93,926,257 |
| 76 | Reese Witherspoon | $187,707,495 | 1 | $187,707,495 |
| 77 | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | $186,051,275 | 4 | $46,512,819 |
| 78 | Viola Davis | $183,572,832 | 2 | $91,786,416 |
| 79 | Russell Crowe | $177,934,955 | 2 | $88,967,478 |
| 80 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $176,766,565 | 1 | $176,766,565 |
| 81 | Zhang Ziyi | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
| 82 | Boran Jing | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
| 83 | Andrew Garfield | $173,927,042 | 2 | $86,963,521 |
| 84 | Samuel Joslin | $169,590,606 | 1 | $169,590,606 |
| 85 | Michael Peña | $168,867,151 | 2 | $84,433,576 |
| 86 | Colin Farrell | $167,297,191 | 2 | $83,648,596 |
| 87 | Nicolas Cage | $166,172,400 | 4 | $41,543,100 |
| 88 | Jamie Foxx | $163,466,618 | 3 | $54,488,873 |
| 89 | Morgan Freeman | $161,610,936 | 2 | $80,805,468 |
| 90 | Jackson Nicoll | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
| 91 | Johnny Knoxville | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
| 92 | Kevin Costner | $159,285,492 | 5 | $31,857,098 |
| 93 | Lynn Xiong | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 94 | Patrick Tam | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 95 | Danny Chan | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 96 | Mike Tyson | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 97 | Max Zhang | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
| 98 | Nick Jonas | $157,216,191 | 2 | $78,608,096 |
| 99 | Woody Harrelson | $151,089,657 | 6 | $25,181,610 |
| 100 | Takeshi Kaneshiro | $150,127,047 | 2 | $75,063,524 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Rami Malek: By Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX (IMG_5834) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
