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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 36 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 ($328,908,157 in 1995), Inglourious Basterds ($316,802,281 in 2009), Bullet Train ($238,534,963 in 2022), Fury ($210,221,008 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 34 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,071,348 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 46 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Matrix Reloaded ($738,576,929 in 2003), The Matrix ($466,281,862 in 1999), John Wick: Chapter 4 ($447,316,405 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 ($160,163,197 in 2021), Devil’s Advocate ($153,007,424 in 1997) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Pitt | $3,827,580,335 | 29 | $131,985,529 |
| 2 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,755,650,479 | 20 | $187,782,524 |
| 3 | Keanu Reeves | $3,727,341,179 | 29 | $128,529,006 |
| 4 | Denzel Washington | $3,429,604,098 | 32 | $107,175,128 |
| 5 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,186,867,522 | 18 | $177,048,196 |
| 6 | Bradley Cooper | $3,043,819,441 | 15 | $202,921,296 |
| 7 | Tom Cruise | $2,989,104,201 | 19 | $157,321,274 |
| 8 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,900,934,240 | 20 | $145,046,712 |
| 9 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,819,857,107 | 30 | $93,995,237 |
| 10 | Bruce Willis | $2,754,783,662 | 62 | $44,431,995 |
| 11 | Robert De Niro | $2,392,436,286 | 51 | $46,910,515 |
| 12 | Hugh Jackman | $2,365,124,833 | 10 | $236,512,483 |
| 13 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,312,168,512 | 28 | $82,577,447 |
| 14 | Mel Gibson | $2,303,898,165 | 30 | $76,796,606 |
| 15 | Jason Statham | $2,080,637,805 | 29 | $71,746,131 |
| 16 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,971,477,543 | 18 | $109,526,530 |
| 17 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,959,014,969 | 9 | $217,668,330 |
| 18 | Al Pacino | $1,958,765,208 | 34 | $57,610,741 |
| 19 | Matt Damon | $1,951,686,231 | 19 | $102,720,328 |
| 20 | Ben Affleck | $1,876,619,836 | 28 | $67,022,137 |
| 21 | Colin Firth | $1,872,736,883 | 16 | $117,046,055 |
| 22 | Bill Skarsgård | $1,829,816,747 | 12 | $152,484,729 |
| 23 | Nicolas Cage | $1,790,771,903 | 53 | $33,788,149 |
| 24 | Eddie Murphy | $1,788,320,514 | 19 | $94,122,132 |
| 25 | Michael Douglas | $1,760,453,688 | 18 | $97,802,983 |
| 26 | Julia Roberts | $1,733,697,825 | 17 | $101,982,225 |
| 27 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,706,243,775 | 41 | $41,615,702 |
| 28 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,684,186,498 | 3 | $561,395,499 |
| 29 | Liu Haoran | $1,684,186,498 | 3 | $561,395,499 |
| 30 | Morgan Freeman | $1,666,110,549 | 26 | $64,081,175 |
| 31 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,659,223,180 | 23 | $72,140,138 |
| 32 | Ed Helms | $1,637,361,669 | 12 | $136,446,806 |
| 33 | Gerard Butler | $1,634,133,436 | 19 | $86,007,023 |
| 34 | Dakota Johnson | $1,630,756,331 | 16 | $101,922,271 |
| 35 | Jamie Foxx | $1,586,195,152 | 18 | $88,121,953 |
| 36 | Will Smith | $1,584,525,339 | 9 | $176,058,371 |
| 37 | John Travolta | $1,556,983,388 | 32 | $48,655,731 |
| 38 | Russell Crowe | $1,488,613,576 | 26 | $57,254,368 |
| 39 | Tom Hanks | $1,447,244,838 | 12 | $120,603,737 |
| 40 | Channing Tatum | $1,440,730,523 | 11 | $130,975,502 |
| 41 | Seth Rogen | $1,417,827,279 | 18 | $78,768,182 |
| 42 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,404,726,270 | 15 | $93,648,418 |
| 43 | George Clooney | $1,381,103,109 | 17 | $81,241,359 |
| 44 | Harrison Ford | $1,369,156,472 | 11 | $124,468,770 |
| 45 | Clint Eastwood | $1,364,479,965 | 24 | $56,853,332 |
| 46 | Martin Lawrence | $1,347,090,098 | 9 | $149,676,678 |
| 47 | Josh Brolin | $1,341,699,044 | 13 | $103,207,619 |
| 48 | Jamie Dornan | $1,331,438,095 | 7 | $190,205,442 |
| 49 | Richard Gere | $1,320,112,684 | 26 | $50,773,565 |
| 50 | Jack Nicholson | $1,318,450,019 | 22 | $59,929,546 |
| 51 | Jude Law | $1,317,041,649 | 22 | $59,865,530 |
| 52 | Milla Jovovich | $1,276,627,281 | 14 | $91,187,663 |
| 53 | Tony Jaa | $1,269,731,352 | 11 | $115,430,123 |
| 54 | Liam Neeson | $1,218,495,782 | 26 | $46,865,222 |
| 55 | Jonah Hill | $1,216,429,375 | 16 | $76,026,836 |
| 56 | Danny Glover | $1,210,910,100 | 13 | $93,146,931 |
| 57 | Cameron Diaz | $1,201,833,160 | 14 | $85,845,226 |
| 58 | Demi Moore | $1,189,572,482 | 18 | $66,087,360 |
| 59 | Johnny Depp | $1,162,334,106 | 23 | $50,536,265 |
| 60 | Tom Hardy | $1,160,518,125 | 12 | $96,709,844 |
| 61 | Melissa McCarthy | $1,159,629,166 | 10 | $115,962,917 |
| 62 | Renée Zellweger | $1,151,339,030 | 11 | $104,667,185 |
| 63 | Kevin Costner | $1,146,486,012 | 17 | $67,440,354 |
| 64 | Kevin Spacey | $1,141,379,287 | 13 | $87,798,407 |
| 65 | Satoshi Tsumabuki | $1,140,102,514 | 2 | $570,051,257 |
| 66 | Wesley Snipes | $1,127,571,988 | 25 | $45,102,880 |
| 67 | Woody Harrelson | $1,124,704,005 | 27 | $41,655,704 |
| 68 | Seann William Scott | $1,123,788,246 | 12 | $93,649,021 |
| 69 | Cillian Murphy | $1,123,541,304 | 11 | $102,140,119 |
| 70 | Margot Robbie | $1,088,459,336 | 11 | $98,950,849 |
| 71 | Jason Bateman | $1,071,769,604 | 15 | $71,451,307 |
| 72 | Ben Stiller | $1,065,994,091 | 12 | $88,832,841 |
| 73 | Colin Farrell | $1,065,515,371 | 18 | $59,195,298 |
| 74 | Christian Bale | $1,060,133,063 | 20 | $53,006,653 |
| 75 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,035,307,733 | 20 | $51,765,387 |
| 76 | Vera Farmiga | $1,025,622,796 | 12 | $85,468,566 |
| 77 | Martin Freeman | $1,014,011,050 | 7 | $144,858,721 |
| 78 | Willem Dafoe | $1,008,541,406 | 27 | $37,353,385 |
| 79 | Taron Egerton | $1,007,050,767 | 6 | $167,841,795 |
| 80 | Jason Biggs | $1,003,619,814 | 8 | $125,452,477 |
| 81 | John Cusack | $996,759,959 | 38 | $26,230,525 |
| 82 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,378,864 | 5 | $198,075,773 |
| 83 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 84 | Alyson Hannigan | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 85 | Mark Strong | $985,362,458 | 14 | $70,383,033 |
| 86 | Natalie Portman | $984,409,706 | 19 | $51,811,037 |
| 87 | Nick Nolte | $972,745,978 | 16 | $60,796,624 |
| 88 | Ralph Fiennes | $971,982,499 | 14 | $69,427,321 |
| 89 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $967,836,236 | 12 | $80,653,020 |
| 90 | Justin Bartha | $967,538,985 | 4 | $241,884,746 |
| 91 | Jeremy Renner | $965,424,960 | 10 | $96,542,496 |
| 92 | Dustin Hoffman | $961,717,293 | 13 | $73,978,253 |
| 93 | Owen Wilson | $946,906,045 | 15 | $63,127,070 |
| 94 | Jet Li | $941,473,672 | 8 | $117,684,209 |
| 95 | Sharon Stone | $941,013,941 | 15 | $62,734,263 |
| 96 | Christoph Waltz | $910,924,539 | 7 | $130,132,077 |
| 97 | Lance Reddick | $907,347,367 | 3 | $302,449,122 |
| 98 | Karan Soni | $905,886,065 | 4 | $226,471,516 |
| 99 | T.J. Miller | $901,622,583 | 4 | $225,405,646 |
| 100 | Ryan Gosling | $892,883,719 | 14 | $63,777,409 |
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
