Box Office Star Records > International > Per Year Acting > Top International 2008 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2008 at the International Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2008 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 2008 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2008 based on the international box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2008 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 32 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Hancock ($396,287,998 in 2008), I am Legend ($329,139,674 in 2007), The Pursuit of Happyness ($144,725,057 in 2006), Seven Pounds ($96,665,504 in 2008) |
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 22 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($469,534,294 in 2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($202,122,632 in 2008), Babel ($97,818,375 in 2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age ($58,585,626 in 2007) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($202,122,632 in 2008), Ocean\'s Thirteen ($194,600,000 in 2007), Burn After Reading ($107,812,451 in 2008), Babel ($97,818,375 in 2006) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Smith | 336 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Cate Blanchett | 317 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Brad Pitt | 309 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Matt Damon | 290 | 4 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Nicolas Cage | 282 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Johnny Depp | 276 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Keira Knightley | 262 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 8 | Adam Sandler | 260 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Shia LaBeouf | 260 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 254 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Denzel Washington | 234 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Hugh Jackman | 220 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Ben Stiller | 219 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Meryl Streep | 219 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Gerard Butler | 204 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Orlando Bloom | 200 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Daniel Craig | 194 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Tom Cruise | 193 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 19 | George Clooney | 179 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Robert Downey, Jr. | 176 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 21 | Kate Winslet | 172 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 22 | Nicole Kidman | 171 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Brendan Fraser | 167 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Colin Firth | 163 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Michelle Monaghan | 161 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Cameron Diaz | 159 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 27 | James McAvoy | 158 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Anne Hathaway | 154 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Keanu Reeves | 153 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Steve Carell | 153 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Russell Crowe | 153 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 32 | Jack Nicholson | 150 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Ralph Fiennes | 148 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 34 | Christian Bale | 144 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 35 | Jamie Foxx | 143 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 36 | James Marsden | 143 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 37 | Jet Li | 137 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Jack Black | 137 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 39 | Scarlett Johansson | 136 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 40 | Tom Hanks | 135 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Jennifer Aniston | 135 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 42 | John Travolta | 129 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 43 | Patrick Dempsey | 127 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 44 | Bruce Willis | 127 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 45 | Jackie Chan | 125 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 46 | Mark Wahlberg | 124 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 47 | Tobin Bell | 124 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 48 | Javier Bardem | 123 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 49 | Kate Beckinsale | 118 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 50 | Harrison Ford | 117 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Sarah Jessica Parker | 117 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 52 | Jodie Foster | 116 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 53 | Josh Hutcherson | 115 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 54 | Owen Wilson | 114 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 55 | Katherine Heigl | 112 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 56 | Sylvester Stallone | 111 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 57 | Chris Evans | 104 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 58 | Ashton Kutcher | 103 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 59 | Vince Vaughn | 102 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Al Pacino | 101 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 61 | Geoffrey Rush | 100 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 62 | Heath Ledger | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 63 | Jack Davenport | 100 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 64 | Bill Nighy | 100 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 65 | Daniel Radcliffe | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 66 | Rupert Grint | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 67 | Audrey Tautou | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 68 | Karen Allen | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 69 | Emma Watson | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 70 | Ray Winstone | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 71 | Tobey Maguire | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 72 | Pierce Brosnan | 98 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 73 | Stellan Skarsgård | 98 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 74 | Julie Walters | 98 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Dominic Cooper | 98 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 76 | Amanda Seyfried | 98 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 77 | Christine Baranski | 98 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Jim Carrey | 97 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 79 | Natalie Portman | 97 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 80 | Eva Green | 97 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 81 | Regina Hall | 96 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 82 | Robin Williams | 96 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 83 | Mizuo Peck | 96 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 84 | Patrick Gallagher | 96 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 85 | Megan Fox | 95 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 86 | Ian McKellen | 94 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 87 | Patrick Stewart | 94 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 88 | Clive Owen | 93 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 89 | Dakota Blue Richards | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 90 | Hilary Swank | 92 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 91 | Maria Bello | 92 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 92 | Brandon Routh | 91 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 93 | Benjamin Barnes | 91 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 94 | Georgie Henley | 91 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Skandar Keynes | 91 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 96 | William Moseley | 91 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 97 | Anna Popplewell | 91 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 98 | Robert De Niro | 90 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 99 | Terrence Howard | 90 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 100 | Jeff Bridges | 90 | 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
Will Smith: By Walmart Stores [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Cate Blanchett: By Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Brad Pitt: By Blake Nelson Boyd (Blake Nelson Boyd) [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
