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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Play Stars - International Leading Based on Play 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 Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Play 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
Tyler Perry
| Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 33 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Madea Goes To Jail ($90,508,336 in 2009), Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ($73,206,343 in 2016), Madea’s Family Reunion ($63,320,521 in 2006), Why Did I Get Married Too? ($60,831,067 in 2010), Why Did I Get Married? ($55,934,178 in 2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family ($54,160,818 in 2011), Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas ($52,543,354 in 2013), I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($51,733,921 in 2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman ($50,458,356 in 2005), Meet the Browns ($41,975,388 in 2008) |
2
Nia Vardalos
| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002) |
3
John Corbett
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Perry | $594,672,282 | 10 | $59,467,228 |
| 2 | Nia Vardalos | $374,890,034 | 1 | $374,890,034 |
| 3 | John Corbett | $374,890,034 | 1 | $374,890,034 |
| 4 | Meg Ryan | $276,899,688 | 3 | $92,299,896 |
| 5 | Demi Moore | $275,202,310 | 2 | $137,601,155 |
| 6 | Tom Hanks | $250,800,000 | 1 | $250,800,000 |
| 7 | Jack Nicholson | $236,500,000 | 1 | $236,500,000 |
| 8 | Tom Cruise | $236,500,000 | 1 | $236,500,000 |
| 9 | Shen Teng | $213,949,747 | 1 | $213,949,747 |
| 10 | Chao Deng | $205,431,151 | 2 | $102,715,576 |
| 11 | James McAvoy | $193,737,977 | 1 | $193,737,977 |
| 12 | Robin Williams | $181,760,553 | 1 | $181,760,553 |
| 13 | Julia Roberts | $166,887,347 | 2 | $83,443,674 |
| 14 | Kate Winslet | $164,880,350 | 3 | $54,960,117 |
| 15 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $160,345,686 | 2 | $80,172,843 |
| 16 | Jude Law | $153,557,367 | 3 | $51,185,789 |
| 17 | Claire Danes | $147,604,250 | 2 | $73,802,125 |
| 18 | Jane Fonda | $139,280,088 | 2 | $69,640,044 |
| 19 | Meryl Streep | $125,199,060 | 5 | $25,039,812 |
| 20 | Johnny Depp | $124,484,731 | 2 | $62,242,366 |
| 21 | Katharine Hepburn | $122,292,827 | 5 | $24,458,565 |
| 22 | Doug McKeon | $119,285,432 | 1 | $119,285,432 |
| 23 | Henry Fonda | $119,285,432 | 1 | $119,285,432 |
| 24 | Viola Davis | $117,473,982 | 3 | $39,157,994 |
| 25 | Clive Owen | $116,553,946 | 2 | $58,276,973 |
| 26 | Natalie Portman | $116,148,537 | 2 | $58,074,269 |
| 27 | Loretta Devine | $115,572,630 | 3 | $38,524,210 |
| 28 | Blayne Weaver | $109,862,682 | 1 | $109,862,682 |
| 29 | Mi Yang | $106,798,959 | 1 | $106,798,959 |
| 30 | Morgan Freeman | $106,593,296 | 1 | $106,593,296 |
| 31 | Jessica Tandy | $106,593,296 | 1 | $106,593,296 |
| 32 | Janet Jackson | $98,848,940 | 2 | $49,424,470 |
| 33 | Julie Christie | $98,800,000 | 1 | $98,800,000 |
| 34 | Warren Beatty | $98,800,000 | 1 | $98,800,000 |
| 35 | Li Sun (孙俪) | $98,632,192 | 1 | $98,632,192 |
| 36 | Maggie Smith | $98,499,438 | 2 | $49,249,719 |
| 37 | Amanda Bynes | $92,496,251 | 2 | $46,248,126 |
| 38 | Paul Rudd | $87,854,842 | 2 | $43,927,421 |
| 39 | Harrison Ford | $87,100,000 | 1 | $87,100,000 |
| 40 | Julia Ormond | $87,100,000 | 1 | $87,100,000 |
| 41 | Yang Song (宋阳) | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
| 42 | Lun Ai | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
| 43 | Cailun Huang | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
| 44 | Celina Jade | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
| 45 | Steve Carell | $86,796,502 | 1 | $86,796,502 |
| 46 | Viggo Mortensen | $82,497,493 | 3 | $27,499,164 |
| 47 | Ryan Gosling | $77,735,925 | 1 | $77,735,925 |
| 48 | George Clooney | $77,735,925 | 1 | $77,735,925 |
| 49 | Chow Yun-Fat | $76,904,429 | 1 | $76,904,429 |
| 50 | Gong Li | $76,904,429 | 1 | $76,904,429 |
| 51 | Jodie Foster | $71,704,854 | 3 | $23,901,618 |
| 52 | Chris Rock | $71,172,251 | 1 | $71,172,251 |
| 53 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $67,658,331 | 1 | $67,658,331 |
| 54 | Michael Douglas | $67,658,331 | 1 | $67,658,331 |
| 55 | Trevante Rhodes | $64,828,447 | 1 | $64,828,447 |
| 56 | Ashton Sanders | $64,828,447 | 1 | $64,828,447 |
| 57 | Alex A. Hibbert | $64,828,447 | 1 | $64,828,447 |
| 58 | Denzel Washington | $64,459,129 | 2 | $32,229,565 |
| 59 | Whoopi Goldberg | $64,063,896 | 4 | $16,015,974 |
| 60 | Nick Nolte | $63,433,552 | 2 | $31,716,776 |
| 61 | Bette Midler | $62,134,225 | 1 | $62,134,225 |
| 62 | Richard Dreyfuss | $62,134,225 | 1 | $62,134,225 |
| 63 | Jill Scott | $60,831,067 | 1 | $60,831,067 |
| 64 | Colin Firth | $57,754,384 | 2 | $28,877,192 |
| 65 | Tom Courtenay | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
| 66 | Billy Connolly | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
| 67 | Pauline Collins | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
| 68 | Lee Joon-Gi | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
| 69 | Jung Jin-young | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
| 70 | Kam Woo-sung | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
| 71 | Channing Tatum | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 72 | Alexandra Breckenridge | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 73 | Robert Hoffman | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 74 | Laura Ramsey | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
| 75 | Teyana Taylor | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 76 | David Mann | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 77 | Isaiah Mustafa | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 78 | Natalie Desselle Reid | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 79 | Cassi Davis | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 80 | Rodney Perry | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 81 | Tamela Mann | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 82 | Shannon Kane | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 83 | Bow Wow | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 84 | Lauren London | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
| 85 | Brendan Fraser | $54,044,481 | 1 | $54,044,481 |
| 86 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | $53,733,093 | 2 | $26,866,547 |
| 87 | Amy Adams | $53,191,101 | 1 | $53,191,101 |
| 88 | Christopher Walken | $53,170,911 | 2 | $26,585,456 |
| 89 | Jurnee Smollett | $53,143,144 | 1 | $53,143,144 |
| 90 | Tom Hulce | $52,204,002 | 1 | $52,204,002 |
| 91 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $51,922,825 | 3 | $17,307,608 |
| 92 | Taraji P. Henson | $51,733,921 | 1 | $51,733,921 |
| 93 | Matthew Broderick | $51,684,798 | 1 | $51,684,798 |
| 94 | Juliette Lewis | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 95 | Sam Shepard | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 96 | Dermot Mulroney | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 97 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 98 | Ewan McGregor | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 99 | Julianne Nicholson | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
| 100 | Margo Martindale | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
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