Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Per Year Acting > Top Worldwide 2001 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2001 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300)
See also: Top Domestic 2001 Stars - Top International 2001 Stars - Top Worldwide 2020 Stars - Top Worldwide 2021 Stars - Top Worldwide 2022 Stars - Top Worldwide 2023 Stars - Top Worldwide 2024 Stars - Top Worldwide 2025 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2001 based on the Worldwide box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2001 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 worldwide 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.
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Joseph Fiennes | 58 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 202 | Jet Li | 57 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 203 | Tobey Maguire | 57 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 204 | Aaliyah | 57 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 205 | Robin Williams | 56 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 206 | Kirsten Dunst | 55 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 207 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | 55 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 208 | Eliza Dushku | 55 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 209 | Ryan Phillippe | 55 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 210 | Gabrielle Union | 55 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 211 | Rowan Atkinson | 54 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 212 | John Cleese | 54 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 213 | Elizabeth Hurley | 54 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 214 | Whoopi Goldberg | 54 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 215 | Seth Green | 54 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 216 | Jon Lovitz | 54 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 217 | Breckin Meyer | 54 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 218 | Lanei Chapman | 54 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 219 | Wayne Knight | 54 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 220 | Dave Thomas | 54 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 221 | Vince Vieluf | 54 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 222 | Matthew Perry | 53 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 223 | Natasha Henstridge | 53 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 224 | Amanda Peet | 53 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 225 | Cecilia Roth | 52 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 226 | Benicio del Toro | 52 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 227 | Penélope Cruz | 52 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 228 | Dennis Farina | 52 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 229 | Vinnie Jones | 52 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 230 | Rade Sherbedgia | 52 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 231 | Steven Seagal | 51 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 232 | DMX | 51 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 233 | Bridgette Wilson | 51 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 234 | Peter Gallagher | 51 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 235 | Sean Connery | 50 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 236 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | 50 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 237 | Rachael Leigh Cook | 50 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 238 | Jason Lee | 50 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 239 | Rob Brown | 50 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 240 | Jason Mewes | 50 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 241 | John Turturro | 49 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 242 | Kristin Scott Thomas | 49 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 243 | Tim Blake Nelson | 49 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 244 | Ashton Kutcher | 48 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 245 | Billy Bob Thornton | 48 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 246 | Angela Lansbury | 47 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 247 | Danny Glover | 47 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 248 | Anjelica Huston | 47 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 249 | James Earl Jones | 47 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 250 | Bette Midler | 47 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 251 | Luke Wilson | 47 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 252 | Owen Wilson | 47 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 253 | Bill Murray | 47 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 254 | Grant Rosenmeyer | 47 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 255 | Jonah Meyerson | 47 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 256 | Jack Black | 44 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 257 | James Van Der Beek | 43 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 258 | James Caviezel | 43 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 259 | Jon Voight | 43 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 260 | Scott Caan | 43 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 261 | Eliel Swinton | 43 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 262 | Tony Shalhoub | 42 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 263 | Embeth Davidtz | 42 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 264 | Matthew Lillard | 42 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 265 | Rah Digga | 42 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 266 | Glenn Close | 42 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 267 | F. Murray Abraham | 42 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 268 | Robin Wright | 41 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 269 | Bruce Greenwood | 41 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 270 | Steven Culp | 41 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 271 | Jeremy Blackman | 39 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 272 | Chyler Leigh | 38 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 273 | Chris Elliott | 38 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 274 | Chris Evans | 38 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 275 | Mark Webber | 38 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 276 | Jean Smart | 38 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 277 | Jaime Pressly | 38 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 278 | Eric Christian Olsen | 38 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 279 | Mia Kirshner | 38 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 280 | Eric Jungmann | 38 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 281 | Cody McMains | 38 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 282 | Sam Huntington | 38 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 283 | Joanna Garcia | 38 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 284 | Will Ferrell | 36 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 285 | Mark Addy | 35 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 286 | Stephen Baldwin | 35 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 287 | Kristen Johnston | 35 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 288 | Linda Fiorentino | 35 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 289 | Jane Krakowski | 35 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 290 | Gina Philips | 34 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 291 | Stuart Pankin | 34 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 292 | Justin Long | 34 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 293 | Jonathan Breck | 34 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 294 | Jodie Foster | 33 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 295 | Jeff Daniels | 31 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 296 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | 31 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 297 | Matthew McConaughey | 30 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 298 | Edward Burns | 30 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 299 | Nia Long | 29 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 300 | Diane Keaton | 29 | 1 | 2.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.