Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,454,493 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($848,998,877 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($656,695,615 in 2002), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004) |
2
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,553,421 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022) |
3
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($467,381,584 in 2013), Star Trek ($386,839,614 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $17,849,040,491 | 82 | $217,671,226 |
| 2 | Chris Pratt | $15,338,872,632 | 29 | $528,926,642 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,030,718,038 | 39 | $385,403,027 |
| 4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $13,721,105,424 | 55 | $249,474,644 |
| 5 | Vin Diesel | $13,455,587,002 | 32 | $420,487,094 |
| 6 | Andy Serkis | $13,337,903,966 | 27 | $493,996,443 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,010,113,607 | 40 | $325,252,840 |
| 8 | Bradley Cooper | $12,798,903,064 | 38 | $336,813,239 |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson | $12,754,681,805 | 39 | $327,043,123 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $11,536,814,924 | 42 | $274,686,070 |
| 11 | Don Cheadle | $11,114,708,988 | 27 | $411,655,888 |
| 12 | Tom Holland | $10,970,338,463 | 19 | $577,386,235 |
| 13 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $10,965,850,267 | 28 | $391,637,510 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $10,882,155,722 | 32 | $340,067,366 |
| 15 | Idris Elba | $10,750,647,029 | 40 | $268,766,176 |
| 16 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,572,005,088 | 28 | $377,571,610 |
| 17 | Morgan Freeman | $10,495,612,545 | 65 | $161,470,962 |
| 18 | Johnny Depp | $10,486,553,831 | 57 | $183,974,629 |
| 19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,322,426,301 | 28 | $368,658,082 |
| 20 | Alan Rickman | $10,249,492,060 | 23 | $445,630,090 |
| 21 | Karen Gillan | $10,194,510,866 | 25 | $407,780,435 |
| 22 | Tom Hanks | $10,172,302,833 | 60 | $169,538,381 |
| 23 | Harrison Ford | $9,936,909,759 | 38 | $261,497,625 |
| 24 | Cate Blanchett | $9,863,294,009 | 41 | $240,568,147 |
| 25 | Paul Bettany | $9,862,912,782 | 25 | $394,516,511 |
| 26 | Chris Evans | $9,757,756,553 | 28 | $348,491,305 |
| 27 | Jon Favreau | $9,756,669,700 | 17 | $573,921,747 |
| 28 | Ralph Fiennes | $9,619,660,893 | 43 | $223,713,044 |
| 29 | Emma Watson | $9,611,097,090 | 17 | $565,358,652 |
| 30 | Will Smith | $9,575,783,856 | 39 | $245,532,919 |
| 31 | Stanley Tucci | $9,407,781,806 | 52 | $180,918,881 |
| 32 | Mark Ruffalo | $9,246,943,273 | 29 | $318,860,113 |
| 33 | Anthony Mackie | $9,207,606,458 | 42 | $219,228,725 |
| 34 | Benedict Wong | $9,065,835,134 | 12 | $755,486,261 |
| 35 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,998,138,057 | 16 | $562,383,629 |
| 36 | Josh Brolin | $8,976,887,949 | 31 | $289,577,031 |
| 37 | Willem Dafoe | $8,673,197,307 | 60 | $144,553,288 |
| 38 | Stellan Skarsgård | $8,651,155,291 | 43 | $201,189,658 |
| 39 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,390,568,320 | 20 | $419,528,416 |
| 40 | Orlando Bloom | $8,386,682,098 | 28 | $299,524,361 |
| 41 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,348,103,018 | 23 | $362,961,001 |
| 42 | Matt Damon | $8,337,171,299 | 51 | $163,473,947 |
| 43 | Jeremy Renner | $8,259,005,894 | 23 | $359,087,213 |
| 44 | Ian McKellen | $8,236,444,594 | 21 | $392,211,647 |
| 45 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,079,246,788 | 14 | $577,089,056 |
| 46 | Gary Oldman | $8,009,585,713 | 36 | $222,488,492 |
| 47 | Sebastian Stan | $7,944,996,540 | 28 | $283,749,876 |
| 48 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,891,009,905 | 21 | $375,762,376 |
| 49 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,840,979,565 | 39 | $201,050,758 |
| 50 | Woody Harrelson | $7,839,923,219 | 59 | $132,880,055 |
| 51 | Hugo Weaving | $7,831,051,984 | 26 | $301,194,307 |
| 52 | Paul Rudd | $7,777,787,901 | 37 | $210,210,484 |
| 53 | Sigourney Weaver | $7,775,638,862 | 37 | $210,152,402 |
| 54 | Tyrese Gibson | $7,764,725,951 | 26 | $298,643,306 |
| 55 | Rupert Grint | $7,695,285,560 | 15 | $513,019,037 |
| 56 | Liam Neeson | $7,689,311,573 | 63 | $122,052,565 |
| 57 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,637,265,693 | 12 | $636,438,808 |
| 58 | Steve Carell | $7,554,501,469 | 34 | $222,191,220 |
| 59 | Brad Pitt | $7,538,678,103 | 49 | $153,850,574 |
| 60 | Jack Black | $7,484,856,757 | 33 | $226,813,841 |
| 61 | Jason Statham | $7,480,164,318 | 31 | $241,295,623 |
| 62 | Oscar Isaac | $7,463,260,525 | 33 | $226,159,410 |
| 63 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,436,672,068 | 46 | $161,666,784 |
| 64 | Tom Hiddleston | $7,436,365,071 | 15 | $495,757,671 |
| 65 | Alan Tudyk | $7,416,700,242 | 22 | $337,122,738 |
| 66 | J.K. Simmons | $7,402,495,221 | 58 | $127,629,228 |
| 67 | Keegan-Michael Key | $7,306,949,475 | 30 | $243,564,983 |
| 68 | Pom Klementieff | $7,275,358,791 | 8 | $909,419,849 |
| 69 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,177,638,759 | 31 | $231,536,734 |
| 70 | Bruce Willis | $7,156,782,933 | 81 | $88,355,345 |
| 71 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,154,668,610 | 34 | $210,431,430 |
| 72 | Danai Gurira | $7,044,779,827 | 7 | $1,006,397,118 |
| 73 | Sam Worthington | $7,033,352,997 | 37 | $190,090,622 |
| 74 | Cameron Diaz | $7,028,571,112 | 30 | $234,285,704 |
| 75 | Julie Walters | $6,952,722,216 | 20 | $347,636,111 |
| 76 | Owen Wilson | $6,909,898,733 | 47 | $147,019,122 |
| 77 | Antonio Banderas | $6,851,632,517 | 50 | $137,032,650 |
| 78 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $6,796,179,089 | 16 | $424,761,193 |
| 79 | Michael Gambon | $6,775,929,656 | 17 | $398,584,097 |
| 80 | Michael Caine | $6,753,770,926 | 46 | $146,821,107 |
| 81 | Mark Hamill | $6,651,604,666 | 18 | $369,533,593 |
| 82 | Robert De Niro | $6,630,848,305 | 70 | $94,726,404 |
| 83 | Timothy Spall | $6,615,779,623 | 30 | $220,525,987 |
| 84 | John Ratzenberger | $6,586,304,004 | 19 | $346,647,579 |
| 85 | Seth Rogen | $6,572,254,541 | 33 | $199,159,229 |
| 86 | Hugh Jackman | $6,571,145,986 | 36 | $182,531,833 |
| 87 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,519,518,808 | 49 | $133,051,404 |
| 88 | Maggie Smith | $6,513,885,564 | 33 | $197,390,472 |
| 89 | Carrie Fisher | $6,484,877,886 | 15 | $432,325,192 |
| 90 | Simon Pegg | $6,459,144,807 | 29 | $222,729,131 |
| 91 | Kristen Wiig | $6,454,483,110 | 31 | $208,209,133 |
| 92 | Ewan McGregor | $6,442,169,810 | 42 | $153,384,995 |
| 93 | Jamie Foxx | $6,405,004,402 | 40 | $160,125,110 |
| 94 | Kate Winslet | $6,388,792,692 | 33 | $193,599,779 |
| 95 | Emma Thompson | $6,382,800,814 | 38 | $167,968,442 |
| 96 | Tom Felton | $6,368,221,846 | 21 | $303,248,659 |
| 97 | Alfred Molina | $6,362,881,906 | 29 | $219,409,721 |
| 98 | Brendan Gleeson | $6,294,648,457 | 38 | $165,648,644 |
| 99 | Christopher Lee | $6,203,841,337 | 27 | $229,771,901 |
| 100 | Letitia Wright | $6,185,783,986 | 12 | $515,481,999 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
