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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Action Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Horror Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Black Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Black Comedy Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Black 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.

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Danny DeVito
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The War of the Roses ($83,699,711 in 1989), Ruthless People ($71,624,879 in 1986), Throw Momma From the Train ($53,380,796 in 1987), Wise Guys ($8,475,466 in 1986), Head Office ($3,393,807 in 1986)

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Christian Bale
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 34 films.
Top films contributed to this record: American Hustle ($150,098,456 in 2013), Vice ($47,836,282 in 2018), American Psycho ($15,070,285 in 2000)

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Amy Adams
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 15 films.
Top films contributed to this record: American Hustle ($150,098,456 in 2013), Vice ($47,836,282 in 2018), Average Height, Average Build ($0 in 2023)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Danny DeVito $220,574,659 5 $44,114,932
2 Christian Bale $213,005,023 3 $71,001,674
3 Amy Adams $197,934,738 3 $65,978,246
4 Michelle Pfeiffer $180,395,915 3 $60,131,972
5 Jim Carrey $170,790,295 2 $85,395,148
6 George Clooney $153,435,578 3 $51,145,193
7 Jennifer Lawrence $150,098,456 1 $150,098,456
8 Bradley Cooper $150,098,456 1 $150,098,456
9 Jeremy Renner $150,098,456 1 $150,098,456
10 Sam Rockwell $135,793,201 4 $33,948,300
11 Robin Williams $132,499,990 3 $44,166,663
12 Bette Midler $131,100,502 2 $65,550,251
13 Jack Nicholson $128,220,972 3 $42,740,324
14 Chloë Grace Moretz $127,798,452 2 $63,899,226
15 Kathleen Turner $123,140,521 5 $24,628,104
16 Leonardo DiCaprio $116,949,183 1 $116,949,183
17 Frances McDormand $114,869,087 2 $57,434,544
18 Téa Leoni $112,976,851 2 $56,488,426
19 Danny Glover $112,586,079 3 $37,528,693
20 Nicolas Cage $111,773,231 7 $15,967,604
21 Meryl Streep $111,512,881 3 $37,170,960
22 Woody Harrelson $109,404,602 3 $36,468,201
23 Glenn Close $108,167,184 3 $36,055,728
24 Margo Martindale $102,409,050 2 $51,204,525
25 Richard Pryor $101,300,000 1 $101,300,000
26 Gene Wilder $101,300,000 1 $101,300,000
27 Anjelica Huston $98,647,491 2 $49,323,746
28 Luke Wilson $95,092,983 4 $23,773,246
29 Juliette Lewis $94,691,752 4 $23,672,938
30 Brad Pitt $90,448,454 2 $45,224,227
31 Johnny Depp $90,407,424 3 $30,135,808
32 Ice Cube $83,699,975 2 $41,849,988
33 Michael Douglas $83,699,711 1 $83,699,711
34 John Malkovich $83,214,273 2 $41,607,137
35 Bernie Mac $83,108,267 2 $41,554,134
36 Nicole Kidman $80,760,137 2 $40,380,069
37 Jonny Lee Miller $79,727,149 2 $39,863,575
38 Helena Bonham Carter $79,727,149 1 $79,727,149
39 Bella Heathcote $79,727,149 1 $79,727,149
40 Eva Green $79,727,149 1 $79,727,149
41 Gulliver McGrath $79,727,149 1 $79,727,149
42 Jackie Earle Haley $79,727,149 1 $79,727,149
43 Emma Stone $76,893,823 2 $38,446,912
44 Ben Stiller $75,553,958 3 $25,184,653
45 Tom Hanks $75,074,385 2 $37,537,193
46 Jonah Hill $73,577,099 2 $36,788,550
47 Jason Bateman $73,048,129 3 $24,349,376
48 Judge Reinhold $71,624,879 1 $71,624,879
49 Helen Slater $71,624,879 1 $71,624,879
50 John Cusack $71,189,269 6 $11,864,878
51 Ewan McGregor $70,167,005 2 $35,083,503
52 Bill Murray $69,458,855 2 $34,729,428
53 Chris Rock $67,909,401 2 $33,954,701
54 O'Shea Jackson, Jr. $67,691,373 2 $33,845,687
55 Jesse Eisenberg $67,537,934 3 $22,512,645
56 Ray Liotta $64,742,513 2 $32,371,257
57 Christian Convery $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
58 Aaron Holliday $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
59 Alden Ehrenreich $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
60 Brooklynn Prince $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
61 Jesse Tyler Ferguson $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
62 Isiah Whitlock, Jr. $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
63 Kristofer Hivju $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
64 Hannah Hoekstra $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
65 Keri Russell $64,670,240 1 $64,670,240
66 Susan Sarandon $63,749,955 1 $63,749,955
67 Cher $63,749,955 1 $63,749,955
68 Christopher Walken $62,785,654 2 $31,392,827
69 Mark Wahlberg $60,652,036 1 $60,652,036
70 Tilda Swinton $60,355,347 1 $60,355,347
71 Brett Kelly $60,060,328 1 $60,060,328
72 Billy Bob Thornton $60,060,328 1 $60,060,328
73 Tony Cox $60,060,328 1 $60,060,328
74 Faith Hill $59,475,623 1 $59,475,623
75 Matthew Broderick $59,475,623 2 $29,737,812
76 Seth Rogen $59,023,442 2 $29,511,721
77 Nicholas Hoult $58,578,594 3 $19,526,198
78 Goldie Hawn $58,422,650 1 $58,422,650
79 Bruce Willis $58,422,650 1 $58,422,650
80 Dan Aykroyd $58,000,564 2 $29,000,282
81 Jason Sudeikis $57,639,932 2 $28,819,966
82 Christoph Waltz $56,992,104 2 $28,496,052
83 Scarlett Johansson $55,476,549 2 $27,738,275
84 Jennifer Aniston $54,445,357 1 $54,445,357
85 Charlie Day $54,445,357 1 $54,445,357
86 Jamie Foxx $54,445,357 1 $54,445,357
87 Chris Pine $54,445,357 1 $54,445,357
88 Billy Crystal $53,380,796 1 $53,380,796
89 Cho Yeo-jeong $53,369,745 1 $53,369,745
90 Song Kang-ho $53,369,745 1 $53,369,745
91 Choi Woo-sik $53,369,745 1 $53,369,745
92 Park So-dam $53,369,745 1 $53,369,745
93 Sun-Kyun Lee $53,369,745 1 $53,369,745
94 Grant Rosenmeyer $52,353,636 1 $52,353,636
95 Owen Wilson $52,353,636 1 $52,353,636
96 Jonah Meyerson $52,353,636 1 $52,353,636
97 Gwyneth Paltrow $52,353,636 1 $52,353,636
98 Gene Hackman $52,353,636 1 $52,353,636
99 J.K. Simmons $50,515,297 2 $25,257,649
100 Pierce Brosnan $50,360,272 2 $25,180,136

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

Danny DeVito: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Christian Bale: Asim Bharwani [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Amy Adams: By Gordon Correll (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons