The biggest British Cinema names

Star power counts what a person led rather than what they appeared in: the gross of the films they were top-billed in or directed, how that run held up, how many there were, how recent, and how audiences rated them. Every figure is a percentile inside British Cinema. 173 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Ralph FiennesActorHollywood	6	$3.40B	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	96
2	Daniel CraigActorHollywood	3	$2.76B	Skyfall	94
3	Hugh BonnevilleActor	6	$1.23B	Paddington	94
4	Rupert GrintActor	3	$2.30B	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	91
5	Léa SeydouxActorHollywood	3	$1.67B	Spectre	91
6	Daniel RadcliffeActorHollywood	5	$2.46B	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	90
7	Ben WhishawActor	3	$835M	Paddington	89
8	Colin FirthActor	6	$1.16B	Kingsman: The Secret Service	88
9	Hugh JackmanActorHollywood	3	$620M	Les Misérables	88
10	Judi DenchActor	4	$1.43B	Skyfall	87
11	Sally HawkinsActor	3	$659M	Paddington	85
12	Taron EgertonActorHollywood	3	$628M	Kingsman: The Secret Service	85
13	Lily JamesActor	6	$583M	Baby Driver	85
14	Emma WatsonActorHollywood	2	$2.30B	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	84
15	David YatesDirectorHollywood	2	$2.30B	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	84
16	Cary Joji FukunagaDirector	2	$809M	No Time to Die	84
17	Michelle DockeryActor	3	$316M	The Gentlemen	84
18	Sam MendesDirectorHollywood	2	$1.99B	Skyfall	83
19	Lashana LynchActorHollywood	2	$811M	No Time to Die	83
20	Maggie SmithActor	4	$437M	Gnomeo & Juliet	79
21	Emma ThompsonActor	6	$430M	Johnny English Strikes Again	79
22	Madeleine HarrisActor	2	$624M	Paddington	78
23	Paul KingDirector	2	$624M	Paddington	78
24	Renée ZellwegerActor	3	$391M	Bridget Jones's Baby	78
25	Olivia ColmanActor	6	$272M	The Iron Lady	78
26	Simon CurtisDirector	3	$236M	Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale	78
27	Tom HooperDirectorHollywood	2	$857M	Les Misérables	77
28	Hugh GrantActorHollywood	3	$312M	Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy	77
29	Jim CarterActor	2	$287M	Downton Abbey	75
30	Christoph WaltzActorHollywood	2	$881M	Spectre	74
31	Mark StrongActorHollywood	6	$516M	Kingsman: The Secret Service	73
32	Jim BroadbentActor	3	$390M	Bridget Jones's Baby	73
33	Margot RobbieActorHollywood	2	$288M	“Wuthering Heights”	73
34	Jacob ElordiActorHollywood	2	$263M	“Wuthering Heights”	73
35	Emerald FennellDirector	2	$263M	“Wuthering Heights”	73
36	Jamie BellActorHollywood	5	$253M	Rocketman	72
37	Anne HathawayActorHollywood	3	$517M	Les Misérables	70
38	Toby JonesActorHollywood	3	$975M	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	69
39	Helena Bonham CarterActorHollywood	2	$430M	The King's Speech	69
40	Edgar WrightDirectorHollywood	2	$273M	Baby Driver	69
41	Shazad LatifActor	2	$252M	“Wuthering Heights”	69
42	Domhnall GleesonActor	4	$188M	About Time	68
43	Gary OldmanActorHollywood	3	$247M	Darkest Hour	67
44	Danny BoyleDirector	3	$221M	Yesterday	67
45	Dexter FletcherDirector	2	$213M	Rocketman	67
46	Jack O'ConnellActorHollywood	3	$113M	28 Years Later: The Bone Temple	67
47	Bill NighyActor	5	$265M	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	66
48	Stephen FrearsDirector	3	$216M	Philomena	66
49	Amanda SeyfriedActorHollywood	2	$444M	Les Misérables	65
50	Rowan AtkinsonActor	2	$319M	Johnny English Reborn	64

The method, in full

How star power is scored

Gross led: Reported gross of the films the person was top-billed in (first 4 cast credits, or director), counted once per film.
Consistency: How those films did as a run, so one giant hit does not paper over a string of flops.
Body of work: How many films they have led; quantity helps but does not dominate.
Momentum: Gross led, discounted by age.
Audience rating: How audiences rated the films they led.

Every signal is a percentile among people who have led at least two British Cinema films. Figures are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, and are indicative rather than audited.