Box Office Star Records > International > Per Year Acting > Top International 2004 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2004 at the International Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2004 Stars - Top International 2020 Stars - Top International 2021 Stars - Top International 2022 Stars - Top International 2023 Stars - Top International 2024 Stars - Top International 2025 Stars - Top Worldwide 2004 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2004 based on the international box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2004 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on international box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Catch Me if You Can ($191,005,491 in 2002), The Terminal ($141,600,000 in 2004), The Polar Express ($124,140,582 in 2004), Road to Perdition ($79,300,000 in 2002) |

Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($348,900,000 in 2003), Love Actually ($186,244,221 in 2003), King Arthur ($151,775,561 in 2004) |

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 21 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($742,364,991 in 2003), Troy ($349,853,463 in 2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($348,900,000 in 2003) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Hanks | 357 | 5 | 1.2 |
2 | Keira Knightley | 329 | 4 | 3.8 |
3 | Orlando Bloom | 292 | 3 | 5.7 |
4 | Ian McKellen | 291 | 3 | 2.3 |
5 | Keanu Reeves | 281 | 3 | 1.7 |
6 | Matt Damon | 280 | 4 | 1.5 |
7 | Ben Stiller | 279 | 4 | 1.8 |
8 | Will Smith | 270 | 3 | 1.7 |
9 | Tom Cruise | 267 | 3 | 1.0 |
10 | Richard Gere | 261 | 4 | 3.8 |
11 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | 258 | 3 | 2.3 |
12 | Renée Zellweger | 249 | 4 | 2.3 |
13 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 248 | 3 | 1.0 |
14 | Colin Farrell | 243 | 4 | 2.0 |
15 | Johnny Depp | 240 | 4 | 1.5 |
16 | Viggo Mortensen | 239 | 3 | 3.0 |
17 | Julia Roberts | 229 | 3 | 6.3 |
18 | Tobey Maguire | 223 | 3 | 1.3 |
19 | Eddie Murphy | 222 | 4 | 1.3 |
20 | Morgan Freeman | 221 | 4 | 2.0 |
21 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | 219 | 3 | 1.3 |
22 | Jude Law | 217 | 4 | 1.8 |
23 | Cameron Diaz | 215 | 3 | 1.7 |
24 | Anthony Hopkins | 215 | 3 | 3.0 |
25 | Halle Berry | 210 | 3 | 1.3 |
26 | Jack Nicholson | 206 | 3 | 4.3 |
27 | Daniel Radcliffe | 200 | 2 | 1.0 |
28 | Rupert Grint | 200 | 2 | 2.0 |
29 | Emma Watson | 200 | 2 | 3.0 |
30 | Jim Carrey | 197 | 3 | 1.0 |
31 | Ben Affleck | 191 | 3 | 1.0 |
32 | Brad Pitt | 188 | 2 | 1.5 |
33 | Angelina Jolie | 184 | 3 | 1.3 |
34 | Adam Sandler | 180 | 3 | 1.0 |
35 | Hugh Jackman | 179 | 2 | 1.5 |
36 | Eric Bana | 177 | 2 | 1.5 |
37 | Rowan Atkinson | 177 | 2 | 5.5 |
38 | Robert De Niro | 175 | 3 | 1.7 |
39 | Hugh Grant | 173 | 2 | 2.0 |
40 | George Clooney | 168 | 2 | 1.0 |
41 | Natalie Portman | 163 | 2 | 2.5 |
42 | Ewan McGregor | 161 | 3 | 1.3 |
43 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | 158 | 2 | 1.5 |
44 | Nicole Kidman | 158 | 3 | 2.0 |
45 | Matthew Lillard | 158 | 2 | 3.0 |
46 | Linda Cardellini | 158 | 2 | 4.0 |
47 | Lucy Alexis Liu | 153 | 2 | 3.0 |
48 | Jennifer Lopez | 153 | 3 | 4.3 |
49 | Nicolas Cage | 151 | 3 | 1.0 |
50 | Clive Owen | 151 | 2 | 2.5 |
51 | Edward Norton | 149 | 2 | 2.5 |
52 | Zhang Ziyi | 149 | 2 | 10.0 |
53 | Uma Thurman | 148 | 2 | 1.0 |
54 | Michelle Rodriguez | 148 | 3 | 2.3 |
55 | Vin Diesel | 145 | 3 | 1.0 |
56 | Drew Barrymore | 144 | 2 | 2.0 |
57 | Michael Clarke Duncan | 144 | 2 | 3.5 |
58 | Antonio Banderas | 143 | 3 | 1.0 |
59 | Christian Bale | 143 | 2 | 2.0 |
60 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 143 | 2 | 10.5 |
61 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | 142 | 2 | 2.0 |
62 | Jackie Chan | 137 | 3 | 1.0 |
63 | Mel Gibson | 136 | 2 | 1.0 |
64 | Wesley Snipes | 132 | 2 | 1.0 |
65 | Jamie Foxx | 128 | 2 | 1.5 |
66 | Steve Martin | 127 | 3 | 1.7 |
67 | Julianne Moore | 127 | 3 | 4.3 |
68 | Milla Jovovich | 126 | 2 | 1.0 |
69 | Patrick Stewart | 123 | 2 | 1.0 |
70 | Hilary Swank | 123 | 2 | 2.0 |
71 | Kate Beckinsale | 122 | 2 | 2.0 |
72 | James Caviezel | 120 | 2 | 1.0 |
73 | Vince Vaughn | 119 | 2 | 2.5 |
74 | Amanda Peet | 118 | 2 | 4.0 |
75 | Kirsten Dunst | 118 | 3 | 4.7 |
76 | Denzel Washington | 117 | 4 | 1.0 |
77 | Al Pacino | 116 | 3 | 7.0 |
78 | Sandra Bullock | 114 | 2 | 1.0 |
79 | Dennis Quaid | 114 | 3 | 4.0 |
80 | Jennifer Garner | 111 | 2 | 1.5 |
81 | Mike Myers | 110 | 2 | 1.0 |
82 | Dwayne Johnson | 108 | 2 | 1.0 |
83 | Jason Statham | 105 | 3 | 3.0 |
84 | Carla Gugino | 102 | 2 | 2.0 |
85 | Alexa Vega | 102 | 2 | 3.0 |
86 | Daryl Sabara | 102 | 2 | 4.0 |
87 | Jet Li | 102 | 2 | 5.5 |
88 | Reese Witherspoon | 101 | 2 | 1.0 |
89 | Owen Wilson | 100 | 2 | 2.0 |
90 | Kenneth Branagh | 100 | 1 | 4.0 |
91 | Bernie Mac | 100 | 2 | 4.5 |
92 | Elijah Wood | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
93 | Lindsay Lohan | 99 | 2 | 1.5 |
94 | Paul Bettany | 98 | 2 | 2.0 |
95 | Geoffrey Rush | 97 | 1 | 2.0 |
96 | Hayden Christensen | 97 | 1 | 3.0 |
97 | Amy Smart | 97 | 2 | 4.0 |
98 | Pierce Brosnan | 96 | 1 | 1.0 |
99 | Kate Winslet | 96 | 3 | 2.0 |
100 | Ken Watanabe | 96 | 1 | 3.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
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
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Keira Knightley: By photo: Tony Shek,retouch: Patrol110 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshek/234330445/) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Orlando Bloom: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons