The biggest German 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 German Cinema. 81 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Michael HerbigDirector	3	$128M	Manitou's Canoe	92
2	Karoline HerfurthActor	10	$237M	Suck Me Shakespeer 2	91
3	Elyas M'BarekActor	9	$327M	Suck Me Shakespeer 2	90
4	Bora DağtekinDirector	6	$317M	Suck Me Shakespeer 2	88
5	Katja RiemannActor	5	$250M	Suck Me Shakespeer 2	87
6	Jella HaaseActor	5	$222M	Suck Me Shakespeer 2	86
7	Christoph Maria HerbstActor	6	$91M	Look Who's Back	83
8	Nora TschirnerActor	4	$42M	Wonderfully Beautiful	78
9	Sven UnterwaldtDirector	5	$61M	School of Magical Animals 3	76
10	Simon VerhoevenDirector	4	$46M	Men in the City 2	76
11	Jasmin SchwiersActor	2	$66M	Manitou's Canoe	75
12	Emilia SchüleActor	3	$32M	Wonderfully Beautiful	74
13	Wotan Wilke MöhringActor	3	$55M	The Perfect Secret	72
14	Emilia MaierActor	2	$47M	School of Magical Animals 3	71
15	Loris SichrovskyActor	2	$47M	School of Magical Animals 3	71
16	Fahri YardımActor	4	$39M	The Holy Grill	71
17	Sebastian BezzelActor	7	$44M	Kaiserschmarrndrama	69
18	Matthias SchweighöferActor	3	$72M	Robinson Crusoe	68
19	Simon SchwarzActor	6	$40M	Kaiserschmarrndrama	67
20	Ed HerzogDirector	6	$40M	Kaiserschmarrndrama	67
21	Lisa Maria PotthoffActor	5	$35M	Kaiserschmarrndrama	67
22	Tom SchillingActor	4	$26M	A Million Minutes	67
23	Til SchweigerActor	3	$101M	Kokowääh	66
24	Hape KerkelingActor	2	$29M	The Holy Grill	66
25	Sandra HüllerActor	3	$70M	Suck Me Shakespeer 3	65
26	Fatih AkinDirector	3	$23M	Rhinegold	65
27	Laura TonkeActor	2	$22M	Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke	64
28	Oliver MasucciActor	2	$34M	Look Who's Back	63
29	Nadja UhlActor	2	$30M	The School of the Magical Animals	63
30	Bjarne MädelActor	2	$24M	Stromberg – The Movie	55
31	Diana StaehlyActor	2	$24M	Stromberg – The Movie	55
32	Arne FeldhusenDirector	2	$24M	Stromberg – The Movie	55
33	Ronald ZehrfeldActor	5	$19M	Barbara	55
34	Martina GedeckActor	2	$19M	Wonderfully Beautiful	53
35	Lilli FalkActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	53
36	Emile ChérifActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	53
37	Johan von EhrlichActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	53
38	Sophie LelentaActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	53
39	Anneke Kim SarnauActor	2	$16M	More Beautiful	50
40	Justus von DohnányiActor	3	$20M	Frau Müller muss weg!	48
41	Christian PetzoldDirector	6	$18M	Barbara	48
42	Denis MoschittoActor	2	$20M	Almanya: Welcome to Germany	46
43	Josefine PreußActor	2	$22M	Turkish for Beginners	45
44	Mina TanderActor	2	$24M	Men in the City 2	44
45	Joachim KrólActor	3	$14M	A Million Minutes	44
46	Sönke WortmannDirector	2	$16M	Frau Müller muss weg!	42
47	Frederick LauActor	3	$15M	Nightlife	42
48	Enzi FuchsActor	2	$15M	Leberkäsjunkie	41
49	Paula BeerActor	6	$10M	Never Look Away	41
50	Arnd SchimkatActor	2	$23M	Almanya: Welcome to Germany	39

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 German Cinema films. Figures are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, and are indicative rather than audited.