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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies
See also: Domestic Leading R Stars - International Leading R Stars - Worldwide Leading PG-13 Stars - Worldwide Leading PG Stars - Worldwide Leading G Stars - Worldwide Leading Not Rated Stars - Worldwide Leading GP Stars - Worldwide Leading NC-17 Stars - Worldwide Leading M/PG Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the R 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
Brad Pitt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 35 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Troy ($483,152,040 in 2004), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), Se7en ($328,125,643 in 1995), Inglourious Basterds ($316,802,281 in 2009), Bullet Train ($238,534,963 in 2022), Fury ($210,315,681 in 2014), 12 Monkeys ($168,841,459 in 1995), Burn After Reading ($168,167,798 in 2008), Sleepers ($165,600,852 in 1996), Legends of the Fall ($160,502,573 in 1994) |
2
Ryan Reynolds
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,337,788,805 in 2024), Deadpool 2 ($786,362,370 in 2018), Deadpool ($781,947,691 in 2016), Safe House ($207,884,401 in 2012), The Hitman’s Bodyguard ($183,415,183 in 2017), The Amityville Horror ($109,175,673 in 2005), Life ($101,815,660 in 2017), The Change-Up ($75,997,067 in 2011), The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard ($67,387,455 in 2021), Smokin' Aces ($57,263,440 in 2007) |
3
Keanu Reeves
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Matrix Reloaded ($738,576,929 in 2003), The Matrix ($465,974,198 in 1999), John Wick: Chapter 4 ($440,320,578 in 2023), The Matrix Revolutions ($427,300,260 in 2003), John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum ($326,685,379 in 2019), Speed ($283,200,000 in 1994), Constantine ($221,593,554 in 2005), John Wick: Chapter Two ($171,539,887 in 2017), The Matrix Resurrections ($159,197,755 in 2021), Devil’s Advocate ($153,007,424 in 1997) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Pitt | $3,827,036,123 | 29 | $131,966,763 |
| 2 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,755,367,936 | 20 | $187,768,397 |
| 3 | Keanu Reeves | $3,720,777,570 | 28 | $132,884,913 |
| 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,186,448,880 | 18 | $177,024,938 |
| 5 | Bradley Cooper | $3,038,804,731 | 15 | $202,586,982 |
| 6 | Tom Cruise | $2,988,927,259 | 19 | $157,311,961 |
| 7 | Denzel Washington | $2,968,116,163 | 31 | $95,745,683 |
| 8 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,884,741,406 | 19 | $151,828,495 |
| 9 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,798,126,544 | 28 | $99,933,091 |
| 10 | Bruce Willis | $2,754,683,202 | 62 | $44,430,374 |
| 11 | Hugh Jackman | $2,364,842,290 | 10 | $236,484,229 |
| 12 | Robert De Niro | $2,352,716,413 | 48 | $49,014,925 |
| 13 | Mel Gibson | $2,295,123,528 | 29 | $79,142,191 |
| 14 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,263,274,969 | 25 | $90,530,999 |
| 15 | Jason Statham | $1,982,626,527 | 28 | $70,808,090 |
| 16 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,959,030,362 | 9 | $217,670,040 |
| 17 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,953,480,412 | 17 | $114,910,612 |
| 18 | Matt Damon | $1,949,709,038 | 19 | $102,616,265 |
| 19 | Al Pacino | $1,891,613,362 | 33 | $57,321,617 |
| 20 | Colin Firth | $1,872,606,008 | 16 | $117,037,876 |
| 21 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,794,340,996 | 3 | $598,113,665 |
| 22 | Liu Haoran | $1,794,340,996 | 3 | $598,113,665 |
| 23 | Eddie Murphy | $1,769,055,212 | 17 | $104,062,071 |
| 24 | Ben Affleck | $1,766,911,452 | 27 | $65,441,165 |
| 25 | Nicolas Cage | $1,751,617,577 | 50 | $35,032,352 |
| 26 | Michael Douglas | $1,749,453,688 | 17 | $102,909,040 |
| 27 | Julia Roberts | $1,733,697,825 | 16 | $108,356,114 |
| 28 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,705,244,683 | 40 | $42,631,117 |
| 29 | Morgan Freeman | $1,665,256,451 | 26 | $64,048,325 |
| 30 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,655,860,272 | 22 | $75,266,376 |
| 31 | Bill Skarsgård | $1,628,977,588 | 10 | $162,897,759 |
| 32 | Ed Helms | $1,628,915,497 | 12 | $135,742,958 |
| 33 | Jamie Foxx | $1,586,195,152 | 18 | $88,121,953 |
| 34 | Will Smith | $1,584,525,339 | 9 | $176,058,371 |
| 35 | Gerard Butler | $1,575,761,929 | 18 | $87,542,329 |
| 36 | Dakota Johnson | $1,569,761,723 | 14 | $112,125,837 |
| 37 | John Travolta | $1,543,234,706 | 31 | $49,781,765 |
| 38 | Russell Crowe | $1,472,573,596 | 26 | $56,637,446 |
| 39 | Tom Hanks | $1,447,244,838 | 12 | $120,603,737 |
| 40 | Channing Tatum | $1,438,126,797 | 11 | $130,738,800 |
| 41 | Seth Rogen | $1,417,827,279 | 18 | $78,768,182 |
| 42 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,396,701,601 | 15 | $93,113,440 |
| 43 | George Clooney | $1,381,103,109 | 16 | $86,318,944 |
| 44 | Tony Jaa | $1,379,901,260 | 11 | $125,445,569 |
| 45 | Harrison Ford | $1,368,091,496 | 11 | $124,371,954 |
| 46 | Clint Eastwood | $1,363,129,414 | 24 | $56,797,059 |
| 47 | Josh Brolin | $1,339,172,797 | 12 | $111,597,733 |
| 48 | Jamie Dornan | $1,331,438,095 | 7 | $190,205,442 |
| 49 | Richard Gere | $1,320,101,074 | 26 | $50,773,118 |
| 50 | Jude Law | $1,314,446,955 | 20 | $65,722,348 |
| 51 | Martin Lawrence | $1,312,216,585 | 8 | $164,027,073 |
| 52 | Milla Jovovich | $1,272,993,784 | 13 | $97,922,599 |
| 53 | Jack Nicholson | $1,266,272,949 | 20 | $63,313,647 |
| 54 | Satoshi Tsumabuki | $1,250,272,422 | 2 | $625,136,211 |
| 55 | Liam Neeson | $1,216,190,269 | 26 | $46,776,549 |
| 56 | Jonah Hill | $1,215,819,300 | 15 | $81,054,620 |
| 57 | Danny Glover | $1,210,910,100 | 13 | $93,146,931 |
| 58 | Cameron Diaz | $1,169,450,779 | 12 | $97,454,232 |
| 59 | Johnny Depp | $1,161,196,300 | 23 | $50,486,796 |
| 60 | Melissa McCarthy | $1,159,428,395 | 10 | $115,942,840 |
| 61 | Demi Moore | $1,154,469,491 | 18 | $64,137,194 |
| 62 | Tom Hardy | $1,147,548,553 | 12 | $95,629,046 |
| 63 | Kevin Spacey | $1,141,379,287 | 13 | $87,798,407 |
| 64 | Kevin Costner | $1,139,147,619 | 17 | $67,008,683 |
| 65 | Wesley Snipes | $1,127,571,988 | 25 | $45,102,880 |
| 66 | Woody Harrelson | $1,124,704,005 | 27 | $41,655,704 |
| 67 | Seann William Scott | $1,123,788,246 | 12 | $93,649,021 |
| 68 | Cillian Murphy | $1,123,712,541 | 10 | $112,371,254 |
| 69 | Margot Robbie | $1,082,630,368 | 11 | $98,420,943 |
| 70 | Jason Bateman | $1,070,606,599 | 15 | $71,373,773 |
| 71 | Ben Stiller | $1,065,994,091 | 12 | $88,832,841 |
| 72 | Colin Farrell | $1,065,532,718 | 17 | $62,678,395 |
| 73 | Christian Bale | $1,060,133,063 | 20 | $53,006,653 |
| 74 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,034,229,033 | 20 | $51,711,452 |
| 75 | Renée Zellweger | $1,021,322,659 | 10 | $102,132,266 |
| 76 | Martin Freeman | $1,014,011,050 | 7 | $144,858,721 |
| 77 | Vera Farmiga | $1,008,314,648 | 12 | $84,026,221 |
| 78 | Taron Egerton | $1,007,050,767 | 6 | $167,841,795 |
| 79 | Jason Biggs | $1,003,617,010 | 7 | $143,373,859 |
| 80 | John Cusack | $996,759,959 | 38 | $26,230,525 |
| 81 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,378,864 | 5 | $198,075,773 |
| 82 | Alyson Hannigan | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 83 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 84 | Mark Strong | $985,120,584 | 14 | $70,365,756 |
| 85 | Natalie Portman | $984,281,120 | 19 | $51,804,269 |
| 86 | Nick Nolte | $971,446,651 | 15 | $64,763,110 |
| 87 | Justin Bartha | $967,538,985 | 4 | $241,884,746 |
| 88 | Jeremy Renner | $964,219,279 | 10 | $96,421,928 |
| 89 | Dustin Hoffman | $961,716,903 | 13 | $73,978,223 |
| 90 | Owen Wilson | $942,232,178 | 15 | $62,815,479 |
| 91 | Sharon Stone | $941,013,941 | 15 | $62,734,263 |
| 92 | Christoph Waltz | $910,786,001 | 7 | $130,112,286 |
| 93 | Karan Soni | $905,886,065 | 4 | $226,471,516 |
| 94 | Jet Li | $902,573,880 | 7 | $128,939,126 |
| 95 | T.J. Miller | $901,622,583 | 4 | $225,405,646 |
| 96 | Lance Reddick | $900,351,540 | 3 | $300,117,180 |
| 97 | Jennifer Aniston | $890,818,653 | 16 | $55,676,166 |
| 98 | Ryan Gosling | $880,221,993 | 14 | $62,873,000 |
| 99 | Zac Efron | $876,012,915 | 14 | $62,572,351 |
| 100 | Rose Byrne | $871,390,393 | 13 | $67,030,030 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Brad Pitt: By Blake Nelson Boyd (Blake Nelson Boyd) [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Reynolds: By Bananaa88 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Keanu Reeves: By anna Hanks [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
