Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Per Year Acting > Top Worldwide 2008 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2008 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)
See also: Top Domestic 2008 Stars - Top International 2008 Stars - Top Worldwide 2020 Stars - Top Worldwide 2021 Stars - Top Worldwide 2022 Stars - Top Worldwide 2023 Stars - Top Worldwide 2024 Stars - Top Worldwide 2025 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2008 based on the Worldwide box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2008 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on worldwide box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Top Worldwide 2007 Stars | Top Worldwide 2009 Stars |
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Amy Adams | 92 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 102 | Benjamin Barnes | 91 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 103 | Georgie Henley | 91 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 104 | Skandar Keynes | 91 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 105 | William Moseley | 91 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 106 | Anna Popplewell | 91 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 107 | Kim Cattrall | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 108 | Kristin Davis | 90 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 109 | Cynthia Nixon | 90 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 110 | Maria Bello | 89 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 111 | Andy Garcia | 89 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 112 | Kristen Stewart | 88 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 113 | Dakota Blue Richards | 88 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 114 | Sandra Bullock | 88 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 115 | Robert Pattinson | 88 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 116 | Taylor Lautner | 88 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 117 | Jaden Smith | 88 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 118 | Jason Lee | 87 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 119 | Dev Patel | 87 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 120 | Freida Pinto | 87 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 121 | Madhur Mittal | 87 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 122 | Sacha Baron Cohen | 86 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 123 | Susan Sarandon | 86 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 124 | Ed Speleers | 85 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 125 | Don Cheadle | 85 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 126 | Bernie Mac | 85 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 127 | Ellen Barkin | 85 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 128 | Ioan Gruffudd | 84 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 129 | Robert De Niro | 84 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 130 | Michael Chiklis | 84 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 131 | Martin Lawrence | 83 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 132 | Clint Eastwood | 82 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 133 | Jude Law | 82 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 134 | Chris Tucker | 81 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 135 | Zac Efron | 81 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 136 | Vanessa Hudgens | 81 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 137 | Ashley Tisdale | 81 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 138 | Lucas Grabeel | 81 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 139 | Corbin Bleu | 81 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 140 | Monique Coleman | 81 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 141 | Steven Strait | 80 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 142 | William H. Macy | 80 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 143 | Edward Norton | 79 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 144 | Rowan Atkinson | 79 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 145 | Kurt Russell | 79 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 146 | Elliot Page | 78 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 147 | Eva Mendes | 78 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 148 | Abigail Breslin | 78 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 149 | Kad Merad | 77 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 150 | Jason Statham | 77 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 151 | Anita Briem | 76 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 152 | Hilary Swank | 75 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 153 | Jennifer Connelly | 75 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 154 | Djimon Hounsou | 75 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 155 | Liam Neeson | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 156 | Colin Farrell | 74 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 157 | Morgan Freeman | 74 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 158 | Maggie Grace | 74 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 159 | Kevin James | 73 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 160 | Michael Peña | 72 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 161 | Jon Heder | 72 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 162 | Hayden Christensen | 71 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 163 | Freddie Highmore | 71 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 164 | Steve Martin | 70 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 165 | Keri Russell | 70 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 166 | Jonah Hill | 69 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 167 | Eddie Murphy | 69 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 168 | Michael Cera | 69 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 169 | Bow Wow | 69 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 170 | Lucas Black | 69 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 171 | Josh Brolin | 68 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 172 | Beyoncé Knowles | 67 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 173 | Dakota Fanning | 65 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 174 | Helena Bonham Carter | 65 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 175 | Milla Jovovich | 64 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 176 | Samuel L. Jackson | 64 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 177 | Forest Whitaker | 64 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 178 | Dwayne Johnson | 63 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 179 | Madison Pettis | 63 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 180 | Hugh Grant | 62 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 181 | Ben Whishaw | 62 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 182 | Lizzy Caplan | 62 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 183 | Drew Barrymore | 62 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 184 | Jessica Lucas | 62 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 185 | T.J. Miller | 62 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 186 | Michael Stahl-David | 62 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 187 | Mike Vogel | 62 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 188 | Odette Yustman | 62 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 189 | Reese Witherspoon | 61 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 190 | Gael Garcia Bernal | 61 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 191 | Koji Yakusho | 61 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 192 | Frances McDormand | 60 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 193 | Matt Dillon | 60 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 194 | John Malkovich | 60 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 195 | Tilda Swinton | 60 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 196 | AnnaSophia Robb | 59 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 197 | Hugo Weaving | 59 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 198 | Helen Mirren | 58 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 199 | Claire Danes | 58 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 200 | Michelle Pfeiffer | 58 | 1 | 2.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.