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Top International Leading Stars for MGM Movies
See also: Domestic Leading MGM Stars - International Leading Walt Disney Stars - International Leading Warner Bros. Stars - International Leading Universal Stars - International Leading Sony Pictures Stars - International Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - International Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - International Leading Lionsgate Stars - Worldwide Leading MGM Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the MGM 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.
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Pierce Brosnan
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Die Another Day ($271,000,000 in 2002), Goldeneye ($249,999,992 in 1995), The World is Not Enough ($234,800,000 in 1999), Tomorrow Never Dies ($214,200,000 in 1997), The Thomas Crown Affair ($55,000,000 in 1999) |
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Roger Moore
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 24 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Live and Let Die ($126,400,000 in 1973), Octopussy ($119,600,000 in 1983), A View to a Kill ($102,300,000 in 1985), The Man with the Golden Gun ($76,600,000 in 1974), Diane ($0 in 1956), Sunday Lovers ($0 in 1981) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,024,999,992 | 5 | $204,999,998 |
| 2 | Sylvester Stallone | $580,285,659 | 5 | $116,057,132 |
| 3 | Roger Moore | $424,900,000 | 6 | $70,816,667 |
| 4 | Halle Berry | $271,000,000 | 1 | $271,000,000 |
| 5 | Timothy Dalton | $261,514,996 | 2 | $130,757,498 |
| 6 | Izabella Scorupco | $249,999,992 | 1 | $249,999,992 |
| 7 | Famke Janssen | $249,999,992 | 1 | $249,999,992 |
| 8 | Jonathan Pryce | $243,281,217 | 2 | $121,640,609 |
| 9 | Dustin Hoffman | $239,985,841 | 2 | $119,992,921 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $239,974,565 | 1 | $239,974,565 |
| 11 | Michael B. Jordan | $216,075,633 | 2 | $108,037,817 |
| 12 | Michelle Yeoh | $214,200,000 | 1 | $214,200,000 |
| 13 | Teri Hatcher | $214,200,000 | 2 | $107,100,000 |
| 14 | Anthony Hopkins | $194,363,019 | 3 | $64,787,673 |
| 15 | Vivien Leigh | $191,836,043 | 1 | $191,836,043 |
| 16 | Clark Gable | $191,836,043 | 3 | $63,945,348 |
| 17 | Sean Connery | $171,400,000 | 4 | $42,850,000 |
| 18 | Kurt Russell | $128,024,595 | 2 | $64,012,298 |
| 19 | Yaphet Kotto | $126,400,000 | 1 | $126,400,000 |
| 20 | Jane Seymour | $126,400,000 | 1 | $126,400,000 |
| 21 | James Spader | $125,597,626 | 3 | $41,865,875 |
| 22 | Scarlett Johansson | $101,352,630 | 2 | $50,676,315 |
| 23 | Rene Russo | $98,000,000 | 2 | $49,000,000 |
| 24 | Bruce Willis | $91,558,937 | 4 | $22,889,734 |
| 25 | John Cusack | $86,460,380 | 3 | $28,820,127 |
| 26 | Jonathan Beckerman | $84,300,000 | 1 | $84,300,000 |
| 27 | John Travolta | $82,094,616 | 2 | $41,047,308 |
| 28 | Penélope Cruz | $81,288,108 | 1 | $81,288,108 |
| 29 | Javier Bardem | $81,288,108 | 1 | $81,288,108 |
| 30 | Reese Witherspoon | $80,015,809 | 3 | $26,671,936 |
| 31 | Rob Lowe | $75,737,916 | 2 | $37,868,958 |
| 32 | Meg Tilly | $75,737,916 | 1 | $75,737,916 |
| 33 | Gene Hackman | $60,419,801 | 2 | $30,209,901 |
| 34 | Samuel L. Jackson | $59,541,234 | 3 | $19,847,078 |
| 35 | George Lazenby | $59,200,000 | 1 | $59,200,000 |
| 36 | Diana Rigg | $59,200,000 | 1 | $59,200,000 |
| 37 | Kristy Flores | $57,772,109 | 1 | $57,772,109 |
| 38 | Paul Iacono | $57,772,109 | 1 | $57,772,109 |
| 39 | Asher Book | $57,772,109 | 1 | $57,772,109 |
| 40 | Robin Williams | $57,700,000 | 1 | $57,700,000 |
| 41 | Nicolas Cage | $54,532,107 | 3 | $18,177,369 |
| 42 | Jack Nicholson | $54,292,840 | 1 | $54,292,840 |
| 43 | Winona Ryder | $52,964,753 | 1 | $52,964,753 |
| 44 | Richard Gere | $52,964,753 | 2 | $26,482,377 |
| 45 | Drake Bell | $47,869,405 | 2 | $23,934,703 |
| 46 | Heather O'Rourke | $47,000,000 | 1 | $47,000,000 |
| 47 | Regina Hall | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 48 | Pamela Anderson | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 49 | Tracy Morgan | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 50 | Leslie Nielsen | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 51 | Craig Bierko | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 52 | Simon Rex | $46,387,782 | 1 | $46,387,782 |
| 53 | Patricia Arquette | $39,400,000 | 1 | $39,400,000 |
| 54 | Matthew MacFadyen | $38,708,720 | 1 | $38,708,720 |
| 55 | Marianne Sagebrecht | $38,414,607 | 1 | $38,414,607 |
| 56 | CCH Pounder | $38,414,607 | 1 | $38,414,607 |
| 57 | Adam Beach | $36,714,197 | 1 | $36,714,197 |
| 58 | Morgan Freeman | $36,178,686 | 3 | $12,059,562 |
| 59 | Josh Hartnett | $33,000,000 | 1 | $33,000,000 |
| 60 | Lucy Alexis Liu | $33,000,000 | 1 | $33,000,000 |
| 61 | Renée Zellweger | $32,885,652 | 1 | $32,885,652 |
| 62 | Thomas Jane | $31,595,653 | 1 | $31,595,653 |
| 63 | Andre Braugher | $31,595,653 | 1 | $31,595,653 |
| 64 | Marcia Gay Harden | $31,595,653 | 1 | $31,595,653 |
| 65 | Cate Blanchett | $30,000,000 | 1 | $30,000,000 |
| 66 | Billy Bob Thornton | $30,000,000 | 2 | $15,000,000 |
| 67 | Natascha McElhone | $29,081,217 | 2 | $14,540,609 |
| 68 | Sean Bean | $29,081,217 | 1 | $29,081,217 |
| 69 | Robert De Niro | $29,081,217 | 3 | $9,693,739 |
| 70 | Stellan Skarsgård | $29,081,217 | 1 | $29,081,217 |
| 71 | Jean Reno | $29,081,217 | 1 | $29,081,217 |
| 72 | Demi Moore | $26,867,798 | 2 | $13,433,899 |
| 73 | Justin Long | $21,034,860 | 1 | $21,034,860 |
| 74 | Jonathan Breck | $21,034,860 | 1 | $21,034,860 |
| 75 | Gina Philips | $21,034,860 | 1 | $21,034,860 |
| 76 | Florence Pugh | $19,435,296 | 2 | $9,717,648 |
| 77 | Tyler Mane | $19,245,250 | 1 | $19,245,250 |
| 78 | Elisabeth Shue | $17,816,223 | 2 | $8,908,112 |
| 79 | William Hurt | $17,512,793 | 1 | $17,512,793 |
| 80 | Dane Cook | $17,512,793 | 1 | $17,512,793 |
| 81 | Kevin Costner | $17,512,793 | 1 | $17,512,793 |
| 82 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | $17,419,801 | 1 | $17,419,801 |
| 83 | Sigourney Weaver | $17,419,801 | 2 | $8,709,901 |
| 84 | Elizabeth Berkley | $17,400,000 | 1 | $17,400,000 |
| 85 | Gina Gershon | $17,400,000 | 1 | $17,400,000 |
| 86 | Frankie Muniz | $15,884,234 | 2 | $7,942,117 |
| 87 | Craig Robinson | $15,697,891 | 1 | $15,697,891 |
| 88 | Clark Duke | $15,697,891 | 1 | $15,697,891 |
| 89 | Rob Corddry | $15,697,891 | 1 | $15,697,891 |
| 90 | Eva Mendes | $14,406,718 | 1 | $14,406,718 |
| 91 | Sanaa Lathan | $14,406,718 | 1 | $14,406,718 |
| 92 | Denzel Washington | $14,406,718 | 2 | $7,203,359 |
| 93 | Colin Farrell | $14,000,000 | 1 | $14,000,000 |
| 94 | Hilary Duff | $11,695,398 | 2 | $5,847,699 |
| 95 | Steve Buscemi | $11,484,747 | 1 | $11,484,747 |
| 96 | John Cleese | $11,484,747 | 2 | $5,742,374 |
| 97 | Jennifer Coolidge | $11,484,747 | 1 | $11,484,747 |
| 98 | John Gilbert | $11,000,000 | 2 | $5,500,000 |
| 99 | Renée Adorée | $11,000,000 | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| 100 | Angie Harmon | $10,695,398 | 1 | $10,695,398 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Pierce Brosnan: Siebbi [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Roger Moore: By Allan warren (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
