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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Domestic Leading Remake Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on TV 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.
1
Tom Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), Mission: Impossible III ($133,501,348 in 2006) |
2
Simon Pegg
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Trek ($257,730,019 in 2009), Star Trek Into Darkness ($228,778,661 in 2013), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Star Trek Beyond ($158,848,340 in 2016) |
3
Shia LaBeouf
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($402,111,870 in 2009), Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($352,390,543 in 2011), Transformers ($319,246,193 in 2007) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $1,327,133,487 | 7 | $189,590,498 |
| 2 | Simon Pegg | $1,074,914,027 | 5 | $214,982,805 |
| 3 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,073,748,606 | 3 | $357,916,202 |
| 4 | Megan Fox | $721,358,063 | 2 | $360,679,032 |
| 5 | Justin Long | $692,012,083 | 5 | $138,402,417 |
| 6 | Matthew Gray Gubler | $655,935,962 | 4 | $163,983,991 |
| 7 | Jesse McCartney | $655,935,962 | 4 | $163,983,991 |
| 8 | Zachary Quinto | $645,357,020 | 3 | $215,119,007 |
| 9 | John Cho | $645,357,020 | 3 | $215,119,007 |
| 10 | Zoe Saldana | $645,357,020 | 4 | $161,339,255 |
| 11 | Karl Urban | $645,357,020 | 4 | $161,339,255 |
| 12 | Chris Pine | $645,357,020 | 3 | $215,119,007 |
| 13 | Anton Yelchin | $416,578,359 | 2 | $208,289,180 |
| 14 | William Shatner | $399,565,646 | 5 | $79,913,129 |
| 15 | Mark Wahlberg | $377,796,184 | 4 | $94,449,046 |
| 16 | DeForest Kelley | $347,355,597 | 4 | $86,838,899 |
| 17 | Leonard Nimoy | $347,355,597 | 4 | $86,838,899 |
| 18 | Jason Lee | $346,974,566 | 3 | $115,658,189 |
| 19 | Jonah Hill | $330,167,004 | 2 | $165,083,502 |
| 20 | Channing Tatum | $330,167,004 | 2 | $165,083,502 |
| 21 | Tom Wilkinson | $298,700,018 | 2 | $149,350,009 |
| 22 | Denzel Washington | $295,988,851 | 3 | $98,662,950 |
| 23 | Peter Cullen | $287,510,432 | 2 | $143,755,216 |
| 24 | Henry Cavill | $265,604,213 | 2 | $132,802,107 |
| 25 | Tom Kenny | $253,221,431 | 3 | $84,407,144 |
| 26 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $247,994,950 | 2 | $123,997,475 |
| 27 | Kim Cattrall | $247,994,950 | 2 | $123,997,475 |
| 28 | Kristin Davis | $247,994,950 | 2 | $123,997,475 |
| 29 | Cynthia Nixon | $247,994,950 | 2 | $123,997,475 |
| 30 | Nicola Peltz | $245,439,076 | 1 | $245,439,076 |
| 31 | Jack Reynor | $245,439,076 | 1 | $245,439,076 |
| 32 | Snoop Dogg | $242,554,111 | 3 | $80,851,370 |
| 33 | Patrick Stewart | $237,481,531 | 4 | $59,370,383 |
| 34 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | $237,479,551 | 2 | $118,739,776 |
| 35 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $237,479,551 | 2 | $118,739,776 |
| 36 | Linda Cardellini | $237,479,551 | 2 | $118,739,776 |
| 37 | Matthew Lillard | $237,479,551 | 2 | $118,739,776 |
| 38 | Dan Aykroyd | $236,016,587 | 4 | $59,004,147 |
| 39 | Chloë Grace Moretz | $234,081,035 | 3 | $78,027,012 |
| 40 | Alice Eve | $228,778,661 | 1 | $228,778,661 |
| 41 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $228,778,661 | 1 | $228,778,661 |
| 42 | Cameron Diaz | $226,119,873 | 2 | $113,059,937 |
| 43 | Drew Barrymore | $226,119,873 | 2 | $113,059,937 |
| 44 | Lucy Alexis Liu | $226,119,873 | 2 | $113,059,937 |
| 45 | Colin Farrell | $222,759,067 | 3 | $74,253,022 |
| 46 | Michelle Monaghan | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 47 | Alec Baldwin | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 48 | Sean Harris | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 49 | Rebecca Ferguson | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 50 | Angela Bassett | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 51 | Ving Rhames | $220,159,104 | 1 | $220,159,104 |
| 52 | Dave Goelz | $216,461,815 | 3 | $72,153,938 |
| 53 | Jeremy Renner | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 54 | Vladimir Mashkov | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 55 | Josh Holloway | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 56 | Michael Nyqvist | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 57 | Anil Kapoor | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 58 | Paula Patton | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 59 | Lea Seydoux | $209,397,903 | 1 | $209,397,903 |
| 60 | Brent Spiner | $205,469,955 | 3 | $68,489,985 |
| 61 | Nick Kroll | $196,823,832 | 3 | $65,607,944 |
| 62 | George Takei | $191,971,588 | 2 | $95,985,794 |
| 63 | Nichelle Nichols | $191,971,588 | 2 | $95,985,794 |
| 64 | Walter Koenig | $191,971,588 | 2 | $95,985,794 |
| 65 | James Doohan | $191,971,588 | 2 | $95,985,794 |
| 66 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $188,560,488 | 2 | $94,280,244 |
| 67 | Harrison Ford | $183,875,760 | 1 | $183,875,760 |
| 68 | Dan Castellaneta | $183,135,014 | 1 | $183,135,014 |
| 69 | Charlize Theron | $180,211,873 | 3 | $60,070,624 |
| 70 | Will Ferrell | $173,711,675 | 5 | $34,742,335 |
| 71 | Mike Myers | $169,662,323 | 2 | $84,831,162 |
| 72 | Dana Carvey | $169,662,323 | 2 | $84,831,162 |
| 73 | Helena Bonham Carter | $169,029,264 | 2 | $84,514,632 |
| 74 | Johnny Depp | $169,029,264 | 2 | $84,514,632 |
| 75 | Bill Fagerbakke | $162,994,032 | 1 | $162,994,032 |
| 76 | Rodger Bumpass | $162,994,032 | 1 | $162,994,032 |
| 77 | Clancy Brown | $162,994,032 | 1 | $162,994,032 |
| 78 | Carolyn Lawrence | $162,994,032 | 1 | $162,994,032 |
| 79 | Anjelica Huston | $159,796,101 | 2 | $79,898,051 |
| 80 | Raul Julia | $159,796,101 | 2 | $79,898,051 |
| 81 | Christopher Lloyd | $159,796,101 | 2 | $79,898,051 |
| 82 | Michelle Rodriguez | $159,280,229 | 2 | $79,640,115 |
| 83 | Sofia Boutella | $158,848,340 | 1 | $158,848,340 |
| 84 | Idris Elba | $158,848,340 | 2 | $79,424,170 |
| 85 | Ron Perlman | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 86 | Anthony Ramos | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 87 | Peter Dinklage | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 88 | Dominique Fishback | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 89 | Michelle Yeoh | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 90 | Tobe Nwigwe | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 91 | Liza Koshy | $157,341,749 | 1 | $157,341,749 |
| 92 | Steve Whitmire | $156,109,601 | 3 | $52,036,534 |
| 93 | Oscar Isaac | $154,353,886 | 2 | $77,176,943 |
| 94 | Bette Midler | $154,353,886 | 2 | $77,176,943 |
| 95 | Zac Efron | $150,808,027 | 3 | $50,269,342 |
| 96 | Christina Ricci | $147,026,072 | 2 | $73,513,036 |
| 97 | Mel Gibson | $144,945,162 | 2 | $72,472,581 |
| 98 | Imelda Staunton | $140,995,415 | 2 | $70,497,708 |
| 99 | Maggie Smith | $140,995,415 | 2 | $70,497,708 |
| 100 | Hugh Bonneville | $140,995,415 | 2 | $70,497,708 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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 Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Simon Pegg: Paul Ewen [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
