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. 22 people qualify.

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#	Person	Films led	Gross led	Biggest	Star power
1	Karoline HerfurthActor	5	$72M	Wonderfully Beautiful	93
2	Michael HerbigActor	2	$116M	Manitou's Canoe	89
3	Sven UnterwaldtDirector	3	$44M	School of Magical Animals 3	78
4	Christoph Maria HerbstActor	3	$39M	The Holy Grill	71
5	Emilia MaierActor	2	$47M	School of Magical Animals 3	67
6	Loris SichrovskyActor	2	$47M	School of Magical Animals 3	67
7	Hape KerkelingActor	2	$29M	The Holy Grill	63
8	Laura TonkeActor	2	$22M	Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke	61
9	Nora TschirnerActor	2	$31M	Wonderfully Beautiful	60
10	Emilia SchüleActor	2	$31M	Wonderfully Beautiful	60
11	Simon VerhoevenDirector	2	$21M	Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke	56
12	Nadja UhlActor	2	$30M	The School of the Magical Animals	40
13	Fatih AkinDirector	2	$18M	Rhinegold	34
14	Lilli FalkActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	29
15	Emile ChérifActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	29
16	Johan von EhrlichActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	29
17	Sophie LelentaActor	2	$18M	Woodwalkers 2	29
18	Ronald ZehrfeldActor	2	$6M	Two to One	24
19	Max RiemeltActor	2	$5M	Two to One	15
20	Paula BeerActor	3	$3M	Afire	15
21	Enno TrebsActor	2	$3M	Afire	7
22	Christian PetzoldDirector	2	$3M	Afire	7

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.