Leading Stars in R Rated Movies:
People have always loved R rated movies as these movies hold nothing back which is exciting and thrilling to watch. Earlier R rated movies could not earn much due to the age restrictions, but now the times are changing and it is evident from the success of movies like Joker and Deadpool.
#10: Ryan Reynolds
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 15
Worldwide Box Office: $2.341 Billion
Average Box Office: $156 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Buried, The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool proved that R Rated movies can earn big bucks at the box office and big studios started to pour insane amounts of money into R rated movies only after the success of Deadpool.
#9: Bruce Willis
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 38
Worldwide Box Office: $2.455 Billion
Average Box Office: $65 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Die Hard, Sin City, 12 Monkeys, Looper
Die Hard is an iconic movie and we will remember the movie for a long time. Bruce Willis has been a part of a lot of shoot-em-up movies as he doesn’t mind spilling blood.
#8: Sylvester Stallone
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 24
Worldwide Box Office: $2.564 Billion
Average Box Office: $107 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Escape Plan, First Blood, Demolition Man, The Expendables
Sylvester Stallone has been a part of a lot of bloody movies and he has been doing R rated movies since the time there wasn’t even a proper market for it.
#7: Denzel Washington
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 27
Worldwide Box Office: $2.748 Billion
Average Box Office: $102 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Training Day, The Bone Collector, American Gangster, The Hurricane
Denzel Washington can pull off any role and he has been a part of many iconic R rated movies. Even though his movies are old, they can still be considered very sensitive.
#6: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 18
Worldwide Box Office: $2.806 Billion
Average Box Office: $156 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Predator, Conan The Barbarian
Arnold was made for this genre. As soon as he comes on the screen fans expect him to blast everything to smithereens. We cannot even imagine a PG Arnold as it would be a shame and a waste of his talents.
#5: Tom Cruise
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 18
Worldwide Box Office: $2.941 Billion
Average Box Office: $163 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Collateral, A Few Good Men, Rain Man, Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise always pours his all into his movies and even though he is considered a big-ticket star, he doesn’t shy away from a good R rated movie.
#4: Bradley Cooper
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 13
Worldwide Box Office: $3.004 Billion
Average Box Office: $231 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: American Sniper, The Hangover, The Hangover 2, Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper’s The Hangover is one of the most popular comedy movies of recent times as people loved the excessive usage of obscenity and profanity.
#3: Leonardo DiCaprio
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 16
Worldwide Box Office: $3.021 Billion
Average Box Office: $189 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, The Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t care about the movie’s rating, as long as the script is good. Thanks to that commitment he has been a part of so many awesome R rated movies. Imagine a PG-rated Wolf of Wall Street, that would have been a nightmare.
#2: Keanu Reeves
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 26
Worldwide Box Office: $3.106 Billion
Average Box Office: $119 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, John Wick, Constantine
Keanu is quite possibly one of the humblest celebrities of our time in real life but his persona completely changes when he comes on screen. He transforms into a complete badass who shoots first and asks questions later.
#1: Brad Pitt
Total No. of R Rated Movies: 26
Worldwide Box Office: $3.517 Billion
Average Box Office: $135 million
Best Known R Rated Movies: Troy, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Se7en, Inglourious Basterds
Who would have thought that an actor with a “Chocolate Boy” image would be the highest-grossing R rated movie star? Brad Pitt is a master of all genres and he truly deserves to be top.
