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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Short Film Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Short Film Stars - International Leading Based on Short Film 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 Short Film 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
Jay Baruchel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ($217,986,320 in 2010), This is the End ($126,539,117 in 2013) |
2
Kevin James
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 11 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Pixels ($243,492,814 in 2015) |
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Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Baruchel | $344,525,437 | 2 | $172,262,719 |
| 2 | Kevin James | $243,492,814 | 1 | $243,492,814 |
| 3 | Josh Gad | $243,492,814 | 1 | $243,492,814 |
| 4 | Michelle Monaghan | $243,492,814 | 1 | $243,492,814 |
| 5 | Adam Sandler | $243,492,814 | 1 | $243,492,814 |
| 6 | Peter Dinklage | $243,492,814 | 1 | $243,492,814 |
| 7 | Nicolas Cage | $217,986,320 | 1 | $217,986,320 |
| 8 | Caitlin Stasey | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 9 | Kal Penn | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 10 | Robin Weigert | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 11 | Rob Morgan | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 12 | Sosie Bacon | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 13 | Kyle Gallner | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 14 | Jessie Usher | $217,038,821 | 1 | $217,038,821 |
| 15 | Sharlto Copley | $212,453,431 | 1 | $212,453,431 |
| 16 | Karen Gillan | $209,239,589 | 2 | $104,619,795 |
| 17 | Bruce Willis | $169,468,811 | 3 | $56,489,604 |
| 18 | Madeleine Stowe | $168,841,459 | 1 | $168,841,459 |
| 19 | Brad Pitt | $168,841,459 | 1 | $168,841,459 |
| 20 | Rashida Jones | $165,146,245 | 2 | $82,573,123 |
| 21 | Tom Holland | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 22 | Ben Mendelsohn | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 23 | Masi Oka | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 24 | Rachel Brosnahan | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 25 | D.J. Khaled | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 26 | Reba McEntire | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 27 | Will Smith | $165,124,093 | 1 | $165,124,093 |
| 28 | Gabriel Bateman | $149,368,835 | 1 | $149,368,835 |
| 29 | Maria Bello | $149,368,835 | 1 | $149,368,835 |
| 30 | Billy Burke | $149,368,835 | 1 | $149,368,835 |
| 31 | Teresa Palmer | $149,368,835 | 1 | $149,368,835 |
| 32 | Jessica Chastain | $148,095,566 | 1 | $148,095,566 |
| 33 | Naomi Scott | $138,024,364 | 1 | $138,024,364 |
| 34 | Chloë Grace Moretz | $136,536,687 | 1 | $136,536,687 |
| 35 | Colin Jost | $136,536,687 | 1 | $136,536,687 |
| 36 | Rob Delaney | $136,536,687 | 1 | $136,536,687 |
| 37 | Michael Peña | $136,536,687 | 1 | $136,536,687 |
| 38 | Ken Jeong | $136,536,687 | 1 | $136,536,687 |
| 39 | James Franco | $126,539,117 | 1 | $126,539,117 |
| 40 | Jonah Hill | $126,539,117 | 1 | $126,539,117 |
| 41 | Craig Robinson | $126,539,117 | 1 | $126,539,117 |
| 42 | Seth Rogen | $126,539,117 | 1 | $126,539,117 |
| 43 | Danny McBride | $126,539,117 | 1 | $126,539,117 |
| 44 | Will Arnett | $122,529,966 | 1 | $122,529,966 |
| 45 | Atticus Shaffer | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 46 | Winona Ryder | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 47 | James Hiroyuki Liao | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 48 | Martin Landau | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 49 | Catherine O'Hara | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 50 | Charlie Tahan | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 51 | Martin Short | $81,150,788 | 1 | $81,150,788 |
| 52 | Amélie Hoeferle | $54,785,387 | 1 | $54,785,387 |
| 53 | Wyatt Russell | $54,785,387 | 1 | $54,785,387 |
| 54 | Kerry Condon | $54,785,387 | 1 | $54,785,387 |
| 55 | Gavin Warren | $54,785,387 | 1 | $54,785,387 |
| 56 | Heather Locklear | $54,540,662 | 1 | $54,540,662 |
| 57 | Steve Martin | $54,540,662 | 1 | $54,540,662 |
| 58 | Brendan Fraser | $54,540,662 | 1 | $54,540,662 |
| 59 | Jenna Elfman | $54,540,662 | 1 | $54,540,662 |
| 60 | Sean Hayes | $54,052,249 | 1 | $54,052,249 |
| 61 | Chris Diamantopoulos | $54,052,249 | 1 | $54,052,249 |
| 62 | Elijah Wood | $48,559,999 | 1 | $48,559,999 |
| 63 | Jon Heder | $46,122,713 | 1 | $46,122,713 |
| 64 | Julianne Moore | $44,843,953 | 2 | $22,421,977 |
| 65 | Brenton Thwaites | $44,115,496 | 1 | $44,115,496 |
| 66 | John C. Reilly | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 67 | William H. Macy | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 68 | Mark Wahlberg | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 69 | Heather Graham | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 70 | Burt Reynolds | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 71 | Don Cheadle | $43,111,725 | 1 | $43,111,725 |
| 72 | Yun-seok Kim | $37,784,368 | 1 | $37,784,368 |
| 73 | Gang Dong-won | $37,784,368 | 1 | $37,784,368 |
| 74 | Alfre Woodard | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 75 | Charles Grodin | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 76 | Kyra Sedgwick | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 77 | Tom Sizemore | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 78 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $16,479,685 | 1 | $16,479,685 |
| 79 | Sally Field | $14,662,703 | 1 | $14,662,703 |
| 80 | Whoopi Goldberg | $13,798,030 | 1 | $13,798,030 |
| 81 | Phil Vischer | $13,248,444 | 1 | $13,248,444 |
| 82 | Mike Nawrocki | $13,248,444 | 1 | $13,248,444 |
| 83 | Azhy Robertson | $12,624,174 | 1 | $12,624,174 |
| 84 | Gillian Jacobs | $12,624,174 | 1 | $12,624,174 |
| 85 | Ron Livingston | $12,179,708 | 1 | $12,179,708 |
| 86 | Jenny Slate | $10,427,617 | 2 | $5,213,809 |
| 87 | Alex Neustaedter | $8,259,753 | 1 | $8,259,753 |
| 88 | Dorian Kingi | $8,259,753 | 1 | $8,259,753 |
| 89 | Taika Waititi | $8,129,123 | 1 | $8,129,123 |
| 90 | Jonathan Brugh | $8,129,123 | 1 | $8,129,123 |
| 91 | Jemaine Clement | $8,129,123 | 1 | $8,129,123 |
| 92 | Evan Rachel Wood | $6,387,498 | 1 | $6,387,498 |
| 93 | Tim Key | $6,045,080 | 1 | $6,045,080 |
| 94 | Freya Allan | $5,607,151 | 1 | $5,607,151 |
| 95 | Harrison Ford | $4,614,344 | 1 | $4,614,344 |
| 96 | Sterling K. Brown | $2,561,270 | 1 | $2,561,270 |
| 97 | Regina Hall | $2,561,270 | 1 | $2,561,270 |
| 98 | Elliot Page | $1,732,228 | 1 | $1,732,228 |
| 99 | Sonequa Martin-Green | $1,264,971 | 1 | $1,264,971 |
| 100 | Ghilherme Lobo | $1,166,737 | 1 | $1,166,737 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Kevin James: Angela George [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Josh Gad: By Voice Chasers [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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