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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Musical or Opera Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Domestic Leading Based on TV Stars - Domestic Leading Remake Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Musical or Opera Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Musical or Opera Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on Musical or Opera 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
Catherine Zeta-Jones
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Chicago ($170,687,518 in 2002), Rock of Ages ($38,518,613 in 2012) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $209,206,131 | 2 | $104,603,066 |
| 2 | John Travolta | $181,813,770 | 1 | $181,813,770 |
| 3 | Olivia Newton-John | $181,813,770 | 1 | $181,813,770 |
| 4 | Richard Gere | $170,687,518 | 1 | $170,687,518 |
| 5 | Renée Zellweger | $170,687,518 | 1 | $170,687,518 |
| 6 | Julie Andrews | $163,214,286 | 1 | $163,214,286 |
| 7 | Julie Walters | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 8 | Colin Firth | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 9 | Dominic Cooper | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 10 | Amanda Seyfried | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 11 | Stellan Skarsgård | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 12 | Meryl Streep | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 13 | Christine Baranski | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 14 | Pierce Brosnan | $144,540,088 | 1 | $144,540,088 |
| 15 | Jamie Foxx | $103,365,956 | 1 | $103,365,956 |
| 16 | Beyoncé Knowles | $103,365,956 | 1 | $103,365,956 |
| 17 | Corey Hawkins | $90,594,358 | 2 | $45,297,179 |
| 18 | Bebe Wood | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 19 | Auli'i Cravalho | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 20 | Christopher Briney | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 21 | Jaquel Spivey | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 22 | Tina Fey | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 23 | Renée Rapp | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 24 | Avantika | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 25 | Tim Meadows | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 26 | Angourie Rice | $72,404,248 | 1 | $72,404,248 |
| 27 | Audrey Hepburn | $72,000,000 | 1 | $72,000,000 |
| 28 | Rex Harrison | $72,000,000 | 1 | $72,000,000 |
| 29 | Dolly Parton | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
| 30 | Burt Reynolds | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
| 31 | Danielle Brooks | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 32 | Fantasia Barrino | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 33 | Colman Domingo | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 34 | Phylicia Pearl Mpasi | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 35 | H.E.R. | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 36 | Taraji P. Henson | $60,619,191 | 2 | $30,309,596 |
| 37 | Halle Bailey | $60,619,191 | 1 | $60,619,191 |
| 38 | Barbra Streisand | $58,707,416 | 1 | $58,707,416 |
| 39 | Helena Bonham Carter | $52,898,073 | 1 | $52,898,073 |
| 40 | Johnny Depp | $52,898,073 | 1 | $52,898,073 |
| 41 | Gerard Butler | $51,225,796 | 1 | $51,225,796 |
| 42 | Emmy Rossum | $51,225,796 | 1 | $51,225,796 |
| 43 | Madonna | $50,047,179 | 1 | $50,047,179 |
| 44 | Michael Lomenda | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
| 45 | Vincent Piazza | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
| 46 | John Lloyd Young | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
| 47 | Erich Bergen | $47,047,013 | 1 | $47,047,013 |
| 48 | Judi Dench | $46,843,735 | 2 | $23,421,868 |
| 49 | Tim Curry | $40,420,000 | 1 | $40,420,000 |
| 50 | Barry Bostwick | $40,420,000 | 1 | $40,420,000 |
| 51 | Susan Sarandon | $40,420,000 | 1 | $40,420,000 |
| 52 | Ellen Greene | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 53 | Steve Martin | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 54 | Rick Moranis | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 55 | Vincent Gardenia | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
| 56 | Diego Boneta | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 57 | Tom Cruise | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 58 | Russell Brand | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 59 | Malin Akerman | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 60 | Paul Giamatti | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 61 | Alec Baldwin | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 62 | Julianne Hough | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 63 | Mary J. Blige | $38,518,613 | 1 | $38,518,613 |
| 64 | Roger Daltrey | $34,251,525 | 1 | $34,251,525 |
| 65 | Melissa Barrera | $29,975,167 | 1 | $29,975,167 |
| 66 | Leslie Grace | $29,975,167 | 1 | $29,975,167 |
| 67 | Anthony Ramos | $29,975,167 | 1 | $29,975,167 |
| 68 | Idris Elba | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 69 | James Corden | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 70 | Rebel Wilson | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 71 | Ian McKellen | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 72 | Francesca Hayward | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 73 | Jennifer Hudson | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 74 | Jason Derulo | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 75 | Taylor Swift | $27,166,770 | 1 | $27,166,770 |
| 76 | Diana Ross | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 77 | Michael Jackson | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 78 | Nipsey Russell | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 79 | Ted Ross | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
| 80 | Nicole Kidman | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 81 | Fergie | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 82 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 83 | Penélope Cruz | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 84 | Kate Hudson | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 85 | Marion Cotillard | $19,676,965 | 1 | $19,676,965 |
| 86 | Ronald Reagan | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
| 87 | Joan Leslie | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
| 88 | George Murphy | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
| 89 | Matthew Broderick | $19,398,532 | 1 | $19,398,532 |
| 90 | Nathan Lane | $19,398,532 | 1 | $19,398,532 |
| 91 | Uma Thurman | $19,398,532 | 1 | $19,398,532 |
| 92 | Ben Platt | $15,002,646 | 1 | $15,002,646 |
| 93 | Shirley Jones | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 94 | Robert Preston | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
| 95 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $14,297,083 | 1 | $14,297,083 |
| 96 | Annette Funicello | $10,218,316 | 1 | $10,218,316 |
| 97 | Tommy Sands | $10,218,316 | 1 | $10,218,316 |
| 98 | Ray Bolger | $10,218,316 | 1 | $10,218,316 |
| 99 | Whoopi Goldberg | $7,306,242 | 1 | $7,306,242 |
| 100 | Leleti Khumalo | $7,306,242 | 1 | $7,306,242 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Catherine Zeta-Jones: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
John Travolta: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
