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. 26 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Hugh BonnevilleActor	3	$412M	Paddington in Peru	96
2	Jacob ElordiActorHollywood	2	$263M	“Wuthering Heights”	83
3	Emerald FennellDirector	2	$263M	“Wuthering Heights”	83
4	Shazad LatifActor	2	$252M	“Wuthering Heights”	76
5	Michelle DockeryActor	2	$201M	Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale	76
6	Simon CurtisDirector	2	$201M	Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale	76
7	Olivia ColmanActor	4	$141M	Ron's Gone Wrong	68
8	Jack O'ConnellActorHollywood	2	$110M	28 Years Later: The Bone Temple	67
9	Barry KeoghanActorHollywood	2	$94M	Crime 101	63
10	James NunnDirectorHollywood	2	$141M	One More Shot	58
11	Scott AdkinsActorHollywood	2	$141M	One More Shot	58
12	Maggie SmithActor	2	$96M	Downton Abbey: A New Era	53
13	Andy SambergActorHollywood	2	$75M	The Roses	51
14	Ralph FiennesActorHollywood	2	$62M	28 Years Later: The Bone Temple	49
15	Andrew ScottActor	2	$35M	Pressure	41
16	Jeremy IrvineActor	2	$55M	Return to Silent Hill	38
17	Emma ThompsonActor	3	$56M	Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical	37
18	Timothy SpallActor	2	$52M	Wicked Little Letters	37
19	Jessie BuckleyActor	3	$39M	Wicked Little Letters	28
20	Alexander SkarsgårdActorHollywood	2	$30M	Lee	27
21	Peter MullanActorHollywood	2	$22M	I Swear	26
22	Saoirse RonanActor	2	$26M	See How They Run	16
23	Rosamund PikeActor	2	$21M	Saltburn	15
24	Paapa EssieduActor	2	$15M	Men	8
25	David JonssonActorHollywood	2	$3M	Rye Lane	8
26	Rhys Frake-WaterfieldDirector	2	$8M	Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2	4

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.