Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Genres > Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Romantic Comedy 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.
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Pretty Woman ($432,566,361 in 1990), Notting Hill ($363,718,196 in 1999), Runaway Bride ($310,138,178 in 1999), Valentine's Day ($217,569,328 in 2010), Ticket to Paradise ($168,576,981 in 2022), America's Sweethearts ($160,648,493 in 2001), I Love Trouble ($61,947,267 in 1994), Larry Crowne ($61,449,135 in 2011), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016) |
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Notting Hill ($363,718,196 in 1999), Love Actually ($246,348,772 in 2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral ($242,895,809 in 1994), Two Weeks Notice ($199,043,309 in 2002), Music and Lyrics ($146,196,885 in 2007), Nine Months ($138,486,431 in 1995), Did You Hear About the Morgans? ($80,480,566 in 2009), The Rewrite ($886,889 in 2015) |
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Just Go With It ($214,974,953 in 2011), The Break-Up ($205,727,307 in 2006), He's Just Not That Into You ($181,053,657 in 2009), Along Came Polly ($173,044,410 in 2004), The Bounty Hunter ($135,808,837 in 2010), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016), Picture Perfect ($31,301,775 in 1997), The Object of my Affection ($29,145,924 in 1998), She's the One ($13,795,053 in 1996), Management ($2,434,658 in 2009) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Julia Roberts | $1,828,980,961 | 9 | $203,220,107 |
2 | Hugh Grant | $1,418,056,857 | 8 | $177,257,107 |
3 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,039,653,596 | 10 | $103,965,360 |
4 | Cameron Diaz | $944,892,578 | 5 | $188,978,516 |
5 | Richard Gere | $935,627,232 | 5 | $187,125,446 |
6 | Drew Barrymore | $924,057,153 | 8 | $115,507,144 |
7 | Patrick Dempsey | $903,524,423 | 6 | $150,587,404 |
8 | Renée Zellweger | $887,413,851 | 8 | $110,926,731 |
9 | Katherine Heigl | $886,021,446 | 7 | $126,574,492 |
10 | Sandra Bullock | $841,143,706 | 7 | $120,163,387 |
11 | Meg Ryan | $828,037,001 | 9 | $92,004,111 |
12 | Ashton Kutcher | $747,748,744 | 6 | $124,624,791 |
13 | Ben Stiller | $743,477,087 | 6 | $123,912,848 |
14 | Adam Sandler | $662,631,748 | 4 | $165,657,937 |
15 | Jennifer Lopez | $648,347,818 | 7 | $92,621,117 |
16 | Diane Keaton | $635,764,061 | 11 | $57,796,733 |
17 | Jack Nicholson | $630,425,342 | 3 | $210,141,781 |
18 | Susan Sarandon | $612,631,382 | 5 | $122,526,276 |
19 | Tom Hanks | $602,747,956 | 4 | $150,686,989 |
20 | Chao Deng | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
21 | Lin Yun | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
22 | Show Luo | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
23 | Zhang Yuqi | $525,018,479 | 1 | $525,018,479 |
24 | Gerard Butler | $524,683,054 | 4 | $131,170,764 |
25 | Colin Firth | $519,237,413 | 6 | $86,539,569 |
26 | James Marsden | $500,631,946 | 2 | $250,315,973 |
27 | Jennifer Garner | $480,961,327 | 5 | $96,192,265 |
28 | Bradley Cooper | $438,750,244 | 3 | $146,250,081 |
29 | Meryl Streep | $425,227,192 | 3 | $141,742,397 |
30 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $420,500,317 | 5 | $84,100,063 |
31 | Nia Vardalos | $413,698,226 | 3 | $137,899,409 |
32 | John Corbett | $413,698,226 | 3 | $137,899,409 |
33 | Ryan Reynolds | $413,125,262 | 3 | $137,708,421 |
34 | Jessica Biel | $412,762,974 | 4 | $103,190,744 |
35 | Helen Hunt | $381,268,043 | 2 | $190,634,022 |
36 | George Clooney | $377,422,900 | 4 | $94,355,725 |
37 | Mel Gibson | $374,105,123 | 1 | $374,105,123 |
38 | Amy Adams | $373,003,061 | 2 | $186,501,531 |
39 | Will Smith | $366,784,257 | 1 | $366,784,257 |
40 | Hector Elizondo | $364,419,601 | 2 | $182,209,801 |
41 | Henry Golding | $361,243,530 | 2 | $180,621,765 |
42 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $355,733,740 | 3 | $118,577,913 |
43 | Anne Hathaway | $353,067,290 | 3 | $117,689,097 |
44 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $350,358,737 | 3 | $116,786,246 |
45 | Reese Witherspoon | $344,626,691 | 6 | $57,437,782 |
46 | Andie MacDowell | $343,812,655 | 3 | $114,604,218 |
47 | Alec Baldwin | $311,359,817 | 3 | $103,786,606 |
48 | John Cusack | $309,962,909 | 4 | $77,490,727 |
49 | Hilary Swank | $302,619,951 | 2 | $151,309,976 |
50 | Billy Crystal | $286,843,150 | 3 | $95,614,383 |
51 | Topher Grace | $283,585,128 | 3 | $94,528,376 |
52 | Ben Affleck | $282,137,459 | 3 | $94,045,820 |
53 | Jessica Alba | $280,113,794 | 3 | $93,371,265 |
54 | Joseph Fiennes | $279,500,000 | 1 | $279,500,000 |
55 | Jack Black | $275,756,743 | 2 | $137,878,372 |
56 | Amanda Peet | $274,566,371 | 3 | $91,522,124 |
57 | Tom Cruise | $273,552,592 | 1 | $273,552,592 |
58 | Seth Rogen | $272,890,376 | 2 | $136,445,188 |
59 | Josh Duhamel | $270,327,939 | 4 | $67,581,985 |
60 | Keanu Reeves | $268,345,472 | 2 | $134,172,736 |
61 | Scarlett Johansson | $262,425,498 | 4 | $65,606,375 |
62 | Owen Wilson | $260,678,383 | 3 | $86,892,794 |
63 | Bill Nighy | $260,155,861 | 2 | $130,077,931 |
64 | Emma Thompson | $256,231,063 | 2 | $128,115,532 |
65 | Taraji P. Henson | $253,313,600 | 3 | $84,437,867 |
66 | Harrison Ford | $251,900,000 | 2 | $125,950,000 |
67 | Keira Knightley | $248,611,208 | 2 | $124,305,604 |
68 | Martine McCutcheon | $246,348,772 | 1 | $246,348,772 |
69 | Liam Neeson | $246,348,772 | 1 | $246,348,772 |
70 | Rowan Atkinson | $246,348,772 | 1 | $246,348,772 |
71 | Laura Linney | $246,348,772 | 1 | $246,348,772 |
72 | Alan Rickman | $246,348,772 | 1 | $246,348,772 |
73 | Ginnifer Goodwin | $246,137,773 | 2 | $123,068,887 |
74 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $245,131,611 | 4 | $61,282,903 |
75 | Shirley MacLaine | $242,169,326 | 2 | $121,084,663 |
76 | Queen Latifah | $239,436,993 | 2 | $119,718,497 |
77 | Meagan Good | $239,247,696 | 5 | $47,849,539 |
78 | Gabrielle Union | $238,397,315 | 6 | $39,732,886 |
79 | Constance Wu | $237,814,149 | 1 | $237,814,149 |
80 | Michelle Monaghan | $235,417,172 | 3 | $78,472,391 |
81 | Kevin Hart | $233,961,361 | 4 | $58,490,340 |
82 | Regina Hall | $233,847,557 | 3 | $77,949,186 |
83 | Michael Ealy | $233,847,557 | 3 | $77,949,186 |
84 | Matthew McConaughey | $230,915,703 | 2 | $115,457,852 |
85 | Jamie Foxx | $230,081,645 | 2 | $115,040,823 |
86 | Justin Long | $224,664,841 | 5 | $44,932,968 |
87 | Taylor Swift | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
88 | Carter Jenkins | $217,569,328 | 2 | $108,784,664 |
89 | Taylor Lautner | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
90 | George Lopez | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
91 | Kathy Bates | $217,569,328 | 2 | $108,784,664 |
92 | Bryce Robinson | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
93 | Eric Dane | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
94 | Bill Pullman | $216,432,527 | 4 | $54,108,132 |
95 | Sydney Sweeney | $216,019,685 | 1 | $216,019,685 |
96 | Glen Powell | $216,019,685 | 1 | $216,019,685 |
97 | Shen Teng | $213,949,747 | 1 | $213,949,747 |
98 | Julianne Moore | $209,694,601 | 3 | $69,898,200 |
99 | Vince Vaughn | $205,727,307 | 1 | $205,727,307 |
100 | Kate Winslet | $204,920,447 | 1 | $204,920,447 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Julia Roberts: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Grant: By Kurt Kulac [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
Jennifer Aniston: Brett Cove [GFDL-1.1,1.2,1.3], via Wikimedia Commons