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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Movie Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 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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Lü Yanting
Best known as a Leading Actress based on a credit in that role in 1 film. |
Top films contributed to this record: Ne Zha 2 (哪吒之魔童闹海) ($1,977,923,153 in 2025) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Gad | $2,599,163,718 | 3 | $866,387,906 |
2 | Lü Yanting | $1,977,923,153 | 1 | $1,977,923,153 |
3 | Idina Menzel | $1,843,416,197 | 2 | $921,708,099 |
4 | Kristen Bell | $1,843,416,197 | 2 | $921,708,099 |
5 | Ewan McGregor | $888,247,521 | 2 | $444,123,761 |
6 | Luke Evans | $883,805,939 | 2 | $441,902,970 |
7 | Alan Tudyk | $869,136,459 | 1 | $869,136,459 |
8 | Santino Fontana | $869,136,459 | 1 | $869,136,459 |
9 | Jonathan Groff | $869,136,459 | 1 | $869,136,459 |
10 | Audra McDonald | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
11 | Dan Stevens | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
12 | Stanley Tucci | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
13 | Kevin Kline | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
14 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
15 | Emma Thompson | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
16 | Ian McKellen | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
17 | Emma Watson | $755,747,521 | 1 | $755,747,521 |
18 | Anthony Gonzalez | $585,937,150 | 1 | $585,937,150 |
19 | Gael Garcia Bernal | $585,937,150 | 1 | $585,937,150 |
20 | Benjamin Bratt | $585,937,150 | 1 | $585,937,150 |
21 | Mandy Moore | $381,618,215 | 1 | $381,618,215 |
22 | Zachary Levi | $381,618,215 | 1 | $381,618,215 |
23 | Charlize Theron | $363,031,278 | 2 | $181,515,639 |
24 | Chris Hemsworth | $363,031,278 | 2 | $181,515,639 |
25 | Lily James | $341,200,000 | 1 | $341,200,000 |
26 | Annabelle Wallis | $329,852,780 | 1 | $329,852,780 |
27 | Tom Cruise | $329,852,780 | 1 | $329,852,780 |
28 | Sofia Boutella | $329,852,780 | 1 | $329,852,780 |
29 | Scott Weinger | $286,700,000 | 1 | $286,700,000 |
30 | Jonathan Freeman | $286,700,000 | 1 | $286,700,000 |
31 | Brad Kane | $286,700,000 | 1 | $286,700,000 |
32 | Linda Larkin | $286,700,000 | 1 | $286,700,000 |
33 | Lea Salonga | $286,700,000 | 1 | $286,700,000 |
34 | Halle Bailey | $271,454,233 | 1 | $271,454,233 |
35 | Melissa McCarthy | $271,454,233 | 1 | $271,454,233 |
36 | Javier Bardem | $271,454,233 | 1 | $271,454,233 |
37 | Jonah Hauer-King | $271,454,233 | 1 | $271,454,233 |
38 | Keira Knightley | $266,941,010 | 2 | $133,470,505 |
39 | Kristen Stewart | $245,884,991 | 1 | $245,884,991 |
40 | Donnie Yen | $237,813,540 | 2 | $118,906,770 |
41 | Robby Benson | $232,323,678 | 1 | $232,323,678 |
42 | Paige O'Hara | $232,323,678 | 1 | $232,323,678 |
43 | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | $225,006,092 | 1 | $225,006,092 |
44 | Kevin Costner | $225,006,092 | 1 | $225,006,092 |
45 | Liam Neeson | $221,600,000 | 1 | $221,600,000 |
46 | Toby Kebbell | $221,600,000 | 1 | $221,600,000 |
47 | Sam Worthington | $221,600,000 | 1 | $221,600,000 |
48 | Rosamund Pike | $221,600,000 | 1 | $221,600,000 |
49 | Ralph Fiennes | $221,600,000 | 1 | $221,600,000 |
50 | Russell Crowe | $216,971,858 | 1 | $216,971,858 |
51 | Cate Blanchett | $216,971,858 | 1 | $216,971,858 |
52 | Show Lo | $207,909,924 | 1 | $207,909,924 |
53 | Shu Qi | $207,909,924 | 1 | $207,909,924 |
54 | Wen Zhang | $207,909,924 | 1 | $207,909,924 |
55 | Huang Bo | $207,909,924 | 1 | $207,909,924 |
56 | Ming-Na | $182,879,746 | 1 | $182,879,746 |
57 | Ilene Woods | $178,591,415 | 1 | $178,591,415 |
58 | Dwayne Johnson | $170,700,000 | 1 | $170,700,000 |
59 | Kellan Lutz | $168,163,199 | 2 | $84,081,600 |
60 | Joe Chen | $167,840,000 | 1 | $167,840,000 |
61 | Aaron Kwok | $167,840,000 | 1 | $167,840,000 |
62 | Jeremy Renner | $159,246,241 | 1 | $159,246,241 |
63 | Gemma Arterton | $159,246,241 | 1 | $159,246,241 |
64 | Ioan Gruffudd | $151,775,561 | 1 | $151,775,561 |
65 | Clive Owen | $151,775,561 | 1 | $151,775,561 |
66 | Nicholas Hoult | $132,500,000 | 1 | $132,500,000 |
67 | Eleanor Tomlinson | $132,500,000 | 1 | $132,500,000 |
68 | John Hurt | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
69 | Stephen Dorff | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
70 | Freida Pinto | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
71 | Mickey Rourke | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
72 | Peter Stebbings | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
73 | Henry Cavill | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
74 | Joseph Morgan | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
75 | Isabel Lucas | $128,058,418 | 1 | $128,058,418 |
76 | Rachel Zegler | $118,475,500 | 1 | $118,475,500 |
77 | Gal Gadot | $118,475,500 | 1 | $118,475,500 |
78 | Jessica Chastain | $117,146,287 | 1 | $117,146,287 |
79 | Emily Blunt | $117,146,287 | 1 | $117,146,287 |
80 | Helen Mirren | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
81 | Eugenio Derbez | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
82 | Morgan Freeman | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
83 | Richard E. Grant | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
84 | Jayden Fowora-Knight | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
85 | Mackenzie Foy | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
86 | Misty Copeland | $115,165,449 | 1 | $115,165,449 |
87 | Charlie Hunnam | $110,000,000 | 1 | $110,000,000 |
88 | Martin Klebba | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
89 | Lily Collins | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
90 | Danny Woodburn | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
91 | Joey Gnoffo | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
92 | Armie Hammer | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
93 | Sebastian Saraceno | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
94 | Nathan Lane | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
95 | Mark Povinelli | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
96 | Ronald Lee Clark | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
97 | Julia Roberts | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
98 | Jordan Prentice | $108,678,315 | 1 | $108,678,315 |
99 | Ni Ni | $103,651,195 | 1 | $103,651,195 |
100 | Shawn Yue | $103,651,195 | 1 | $103,651,195 |
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
Josh Gad: By Voice Chasers [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons