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Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies
See also: Domestic Leading PG-13 Stars - Domestic Leading PG Stars - Domestic Leading G Stars - Domestic Leading Not Rated Stars - Domestic Leading GP Stars - Domestic Leading NC-17 Stars - Domestic Leading M/PG Stars - International Leading R Stars - Worldwide Leading R Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic 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
Denzel Washington
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 47 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Gladiator II ($172,438,016 in 2024), American Gangster ($130,164,645 in 2007), Safe House ($126,181,630 in 2012), The Equalizer 2 ($102,084,362 in 2018), The Equalizer ($101,530,738 in 2014), The Book of Eli ($94,835,059 in 2010), Flight ($93,772,375 in 2012), The Equalizer 3 ($92,373,751 in 2023), Crimson Tide ($91,387,195 in 1995), Inside Man ($88,634,237 in 2006) |
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 ($636,745,858 in 2024), Deadpool ($363,070,709 in 2016), Deadpool 2 ($324,591,735 in 2018), Safe House ($126,181,630 in 2012), The Hitman’s Bodyguard ($75,468,583 in 2017), The Amityville Horror ($65,233,369 in 2005), The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard ($38,014,727 in 2021), The Change-Up ($37,243,418 in 2011), Smokin' Aces ($35,662,731 in 2007), Life ($30,234,022 in 2017) |
3
Bradley Cooper
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: American Sniper ($350,126,372 in 2014), The Hangover ($277,322,503 in 2009), The Hangover Part II ($254,464,305 in 2011), A Star is Born ($215,288,866 in 2018), American Hustle ($150,098,456 in 2013), Silver Linings Playbook ($132,092,958 in 2012), The Hangover 3 ($112,200,072 in 2013), The Place Beyond the Pines ($21,403,519 in 2013), Hit & Run ($13,749,300 in 2012), Burnt ($13,651,946 in 2015) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denzel Washington | $1,850,354,178 | 32 | $57,823,568 |
| 2 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,750,467,698 | 20 | $87,523,385 |
| 3 | Bradley Cooper | $1,553,574,430 | 15 | $103,571,629 |
| 4 | Keanu Reeves | $1,519,989,209 | 29 | $52,413,421 |
| 5 | Tom Cruise | $1,509,302,467 | 19 | $79,436,972 |
| 6 | Brad Pitt | $1,378,604,283 | 29 | $47,538,079 |
| 7 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,268,114,158 | 28 | $45,289,791 |
| 8 | Bruce Willis | $1,251,268,779 | 62 | $20,181,755 |
| 9 | Robert De Niro | $1,225,504,941 | 51 | $24,029,509 |
| 10 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,220,771,625 | 18 | $67,820,646 |
| 11 | Al Pacino | $1,200,974,726 | 34 | $35,322,786 |
| 12 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,198,099,196 | 20 | $59,904,960 |
| 13 | Mel Gibson | $1,195,052,615 | 30 | $39,835,087 |
| 14 | Eddie Murphy | $1,168,380,216 | 19 | $61,493,696 |
| 15 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,118,531,763 | 30 | $37,284,392 |
| 16 | Ben Affleck | $1,108,488,492 | 28 | $39,588,875 |
| 17 | Hugh Jackman | $1,040,946,603 | 10 | $104,094,660 |
| 18 | Clint Eastwood | $1,023,903,761 | 24 | $42,662,657 |
| 19 | Zach Galifianakis | $975,967,601 | 9 | $108,440,845 |
| 20 | Matt Damon | $965,770,249 | 19 | $50,830,013 |
| 21 | Samuel L. Jackson | $959,526,931 | 41 | $23,403,096 |
| 22 | Michael Douglas | $957,494,038 | 18 | $53,194,113 |
| 23 | Seth Rogen | $936,157,576 | 18 | $52,008,754 |
| 24 | Nicolas Cage | $863,298,753 | 53 | $16,288,656 |
| 25 | John Travolta | $848,033,046 | 32 | $26,501,033 |
| 26 | Bill Skarsgård | $837,394,586 | 12 | $69,782,882 |
| 27 | Jack Nicholson | $836,371,792 | 22 | $38,016,900 |
| 28 | Julia Roberts | $833,656,440 | 17 | $49,038,614 |
| 29 | Morgan Freeman | $827,585,591 | 26 | $31,830,215 |
| 30 | Gerard Butler | $802,762,063 | 19 | $42,250,635 |
| 31 | Jonah Hill | $794,244,720 | 16 | $49,640,295 |
| 32 | Ed Helms | $787,946,397 | 12 | $65,662,200 |
| 33 | Will Smith | $778,587,399 | 9 | $86,509,711 |
| 34 | Melissa McCarthy | $763,419,278 | 10 | $76,341,928 |
| 35 | Jason Statham | $756,146,867 | 29 | $26,074,030 |
| 36 | Jamie Foxx | $753,632,724 | 18 | $41,868,485 |
| 37 | Anthony Hopkins | $738,457,538 | 23 | $32,106,849 |
| 38 | Wesley Snipes | $735,019,121 | 25 | $29,400,765 |
| 39 | Richard Gere | $734,524,501 | 26 | $28,250,942 |
| 40 | Tom Hanks | $717,793,999 | 12 | $59,816,167 |
| 41 | Channing Tatum | $714,479,490 | 11 | $64,952,681 |
| 42 | Martin Lawrence | $702,479,635 | 9 | $78,053,293 |
| 43 | Will Ferrell | $694,578,728 | 14 | $49,612,766 |
| 44 | Harrison Ford | $692,697,680 | 11 | $62,972,516 |
| 45 | Russell Crowe | $684,352,128 | 26 | $26,321,236 |
| 46 | George Clooney | $679,587,263 | 17 | $39,975,721 |
| 47 | Laurence Fishburne | $666,825,497 | 15 | $44,455,033 |
| 48 | Danny Glover | $662,959,338 | 13 | $50,996,872 |
| 49 | Jason Bateman | $655,044,964 | 15 | $43,669,664 |
| 50 | Robin Williams | $636,898,816 | 16 | $39,806,176 |
| 51 | Jude Law | $627,137,615 | 22 | $28,506,255 |
| 52 | Joaquin Phoenix | $622,999,972 | 18 | $34,611,110 |
| 53 | Demi Moore | $622,400,318 | 18 | $34,577,795 |
| 54 | Kevin Costner | $620,977,132 | 17 | $36,528,067 |
| 55 | Woody Harrelson | $617,674,084 | 27 | $22,876,818 |
| 56 | Nick Nolte | $602,559,363 | 16 | $37,659,960 |
| 57 | Kurt Russell | $599,820,664 | 18 | $33,323,370 |
| 58 | Josh Brolin | $595,924,221 | 13 | $45,840,325 |
| 59 | Johnny Depp | $578,868,187 | 23 | $25,168,182 |
| 60 | Kevin Spacey | $561,979,163 | 13 | $43,229,166 |
| 61 | Ben Stiller | $553,063,731 | 12 | $46,088,644 |
| 62 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $552,533,956 | 12 | $46,044,496 |
| 63 | Cameron Diaz | $550,723,731 | 14 | $39,337,409 |
| 64 | Willem Dafoe | $550,020,825 | 27 | $20,371,142 |
| 65 | Dakota Johnson | $547,944,492 | 16 | $34,246,531 |
| 66 | Owen Wilson | $546,029,011 | 15 | $36,401,934 |
| 67 | Christian Bale | $545,633,898 | 20 | $27,281,695 |
| 68 | Susan Sarandon | $534,957,700 | 28 | $19,105,632 |
| 69 | Gene Hackman | $523,781,176 | 11 | $47,616,471 |
| 70 | Steven Seagal | $522,997,087 | 19 | $27,526,162 |
| 71 | Liam Neeson | $517,549,060 | 26 | $19,905,733 |
| 72 | Jennifer Aniston | $516,729,764 | 16 | $32,295,610 |
| 73 | John Cusack | $508,367,994 | 38 | $13,378,105 |
| 74 | Jeremy Renner | $500,332,060 | 10 | $50,033,206 |
| 75 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $498,043,418 | 20 | $24,902,171 |
| 76 | Colin Firth | $497,242,056 | 16 | $31,077,629 |
| 77 | Sandra Bullock | $497,090,489 | 11 | $45,190,044 |
| 78 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $491,171,415 | 22 | $22,325,973 |
| 79 | Seann William Scott | $488,771,586 | 12 | $40,730,966 |
| 80 | Matthew McConaughey | $484,859,785 | 16 | $30,303,737 |
| 81 | Neve Campbell | $484,692,301 | 9 | $53,854,700 |
| 82 | Steve Carell | $469,812,493 | 10 | $46,981,249 |
| 83 | Rose Byrne | $469,648,369 | 14 | $33,546,312 |
| 84 | Paul Rudd | $466,940,537 | 18 | $25,941,141 |
| 85 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $458,868,934 | 15 | $30,591,262 |
| 86 | Dustin Hoffman | $457,443,479 | 13 | $35,187,960 |
| 87 | Ethan Hawke | $457,442,185 | 33 | $13,861,884 |
| 88 | Margot Robbie | $443,684,837 | 11 | $40,334,985 |
| 89 | Tom Hardy | $436,592,537 | 12 | $36,382,711 |
| 90 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $435,823,803 | 12 | $36,318,650 |
| 91 | Natalie Portman | $430,200,365 | 19 | $22,642,124 |
| 92 | Lance Reddick | $427,178,969 | 3 | $142,392,990 |
| 93 | Zac Efron | $424,381,949 | 14 | $30,312,996 |
| 94 | Charlize Theron | $424,030,905 | 19 | $22,317,416 |
| 95 | Jason Sudeikis | $417,653,656 | 11 | $37,968,514 |
| 96 | Rene Russo | $416,439,415 | 8 | $52,054,927 |
| 97 | Colin Farrell | $413,688,558 | 18 | $22,982,698 |
| 98 | James Caviezel | $411,401,414 | 5 | $82,280,283 |
| 99 | Jason Biggs | $411,254,058 | 8 | $51,406,757 |
| 100 | Marlon Wayans | $409,182,359 | 9 | $45,464,707 |
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
Denzel Washington: Falkenauge at the German language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Reynolds: By Bananaa88 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Bradley Cooper: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
