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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - Domestic Leading Digital Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Hand Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Rotoscoping Stars - Domestic Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars - International Leading Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Live Action movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), The Firm ($158,340,892 in 1993)

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Harrison Ford
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($460,998,007 in 1977), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($291,738,960 in 1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($225,686,079 in 1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($197,171,806 in 1989), The Fugitive ($183,875,760 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($179,880,271 in 1984), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174,480,468 in 2023), Air Force One ($172,956,409 in 1997)

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Tom Hanks
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Forrest Gump ($330,151,138 in 1994), Cast Away ($233,632,142 in 2000), The Da Vinci Code ($217,536,138 in 2006), Saving Private Ryan ($216,335,085 in 1998), Apollo 13 ($173,772,767 in 1995), Catch Me if You Can ($164,606,800 in 2002), The Green Mile ($136,801,374 in 1999), Angels & Demons ($133,375,846 in 2009), Sleepless in Seattle ($126,680,884 in 1993), Sully ($125,070,033 in 2016)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $4,617,954,660 42 $109,951,301
2 Harrison Ford $4,074,118,754 41 $99,368,750
3 Tom Hanks $3,651,618,689 49 $74,522,830
4 Matt Damon $3,181,083,007 43 $73,978,675
5 Dwayne Johnson $3,009,990,460 31 $97,096,466
6 Johnny Depp $2,721,807,758 45 $60,484,617
7 Jennifer Lawrence $2,645,260,774 24 $110,219,199
8 Bruce Willis $2,644,172,087 85 $31,107,907
9 Brad Pitt $2,585,603,042 43 $60,130,303
10 Denzel Washington $2,558,387,170 48 $53,299,733
11 Will Ferrell $2,458,508,136 35 $70,243,090
12 Robert De Niro $2,457,299,620 74 $33,206,752
13 Ben Affleck $2,441,195,906 44 $55,481,725
14 Julia Roberts $2,439,673,631 36 $67,768,712
15 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,423,389,299 26 $93,207,281
16 Samuel L. Jackson $2,422,679,253 60 $40,377,988
17 Robert Downey, Jr. $2,363,073,116 37 $63,866,841
18 Robin Williams $2,345,513,686 35 $67,014,677
19 Eddie Murphy $2,312,725,440 41 $56,407,938
20 Hugh Jackman $2,298,880,267 28 $82,102,867
21 Jim Carrey $2,288,061,054 26 $88,002,348
22 Sandra Bullock $2,280,902,375 33 $69,118,254
23 Adam Sandler $2,280,368,062 36 $63,343,557
24 Vin Diesel $2,201,219,597 24 $91,717,483
25 John Travolta $2,165,714,654 55 $39,376,630
26 Sylvester Stallone $2,163,136,709 52 $41,598,783
27 Nicolas Cage $2,153,118,857 86 $25,036,266
28 Christian Bale $2,113,446,380 32 $66,045,199
29 George Clooney $2,112,888,884 33 $64,026,936
30 Mel Gibson $2,097,835,584 51 $41,134,031
31 Ben Stiller $2,093,141,338 31 $67,520,688
32 Will Smith $2,069,938,277 27 $76,664,381
33 Bradley Cooper $2,037,346,294 24 $84,889,429
34 Mark Wahlberg $2,033,704,015 41 $49,602,537
35 Morgan Freeman $2,000,164,605 47 $42,556,694
36 Keanu Reeves $1,905,594,267 45 $42,346,539
37 Scarlett Johansson $1,900,481,276 26 $73,095,434
38 Robert Pattinson $1,884,804,183 23 $81,948,008
39 Kevin Costner $1,840,898,231 41 $44,899,957
40 Clint Eastwood $1,819,074,512 48 $37,897,386
41 Jason Statham $1,775,394,656 40 $44,384,866
42 Kevin Hart $1,719,051,605 29 $59,277,642
43 Meryl Streep $1,702,811,755 46 $37,017,647
44 Dustin Hoffman $1,697,122,428 33 $51,427,952
45 Anthony Hopkins $1,681,322,078 42 $40,031,478
46 Kristen Stewart $1,679,769,006 29 $57,923,069
47 Chris Pine $1,608,262,144 20 $80,413,107
48 Owen Wilson $1,578,454,991 31 $50,917,903
49 Michael Douglas $1,567,329,202 32 $48,979,038
50 Taylor Lautner $1,541,289,602 10 $154,128,960
51 Idris Elba $1,527,216,196 28 $54,543,436
52 Keira Knightley $1,513,445,508 27 $56,053,537
53 Tobey Maguire $1,508,685,905 11 $137,153,264
54 Daniel Craig $1,479,259,635 17 $87,015,273
55 Cate Blanchett $1,457,301,391 27 $53,974,126
56 Steve Martin $1,446,790,190 34 $42,552,653
57 Paul Walker $1,443,562,627 16 $90,222,664
58 Al Pacino $1,441,692,041 42 $34,326,001
59 Robert Redford $1,440,403,602 31 $46,464,632
60 Angelina Jolie $1,437,282,488 22 $65,331,022
61 Russell Crowe $1,435,837,463 37 $38,806,418
62 Jack Nicholson $1,418,968,461 29 $48,929,947
63 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,415,824,428 35 $40,452,127
64 Liam Neeson $1,414,799,755 51 $27,741,172
65 Ryan Gosling $1,399,237,792 24 $58,301,575
66 Channing Tatum $1,383,983,709 27 $51,258,656
67 Richard Gere $1,370,636,888 44 $31,150,838
68 Michelle Rodriguez $1,354,692,965 17 $79,687,821
69 Jack Black $1,351,307,281 20 $67,565,364
70 Chris Evans $1,351,167,677 23 $58,746,421
71 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,329,910,106 32 $41,559,691
72 Orlando Bloom $1,312,559,502 22 $59,661,796
73 Don Cheadle $1,310,877,037 19 $68,993,528
74 Chadwick Boseman $1,303,478,943 9 $144,830,994
75 Pierce Brosnan $1,292,367,490 35 $36,924,785
76 Michael B. Jordan $1,287,199,003 18 $71,511,056
77 Jamie Foxx $1,284,267,588 27 $47,565,466
78 Tommy Lee Jones $1,273,287,300 27 $47,158,789
79 Chris Pratt $1,265,185,986 13 $97,321,999
80 Angela Bassett $1,262,760,569 13 $97,135,428
81 Margot Robbie $1,260,550,743 19 $66,344,776
82 Jennifer Aniston $1,260,454,171 28 $45,016,220
83 Nicole Kidman $1,257,491,916 54 $23,286,887
84 Henry Cavill $1,248,509,095 13 $96,039,161
85 Zendaya $1,246,517,176 7 $178,073,882
86 Charlize Theron $1,243,848,621 29 $42,891,332
87 Jeremy Renner $1,239,378,059 14 $88,527,004
88 Amy Adams $1,219,695,051 19 $64,194,476
89 Steve Carell $1,211,923,447 21 $57,710,640
90 Bill Murray $1,210,765,426 32 $37,836,420
91 Dennis Quaid $1,208,898,544 49 $24,671,399
92 Cameron Diaz $1,196,239,131 23 $52,010,397
93 Jeff Bridges $1,190,076,139 25 $47,603,046
94 Simon Pegg $1,185,425,912 21 $56,448,853
95 Jude Law $1,176,538,026 29 $40,570,277
96 Gwyneth Paltrow $1,175,457,718 17 $69,144,572
97 Vince Vaughn $1,169,336,557 24 $48,722,357
98 Anne Hathaway $1,144,640,339 29 $39,470,357
99 Chris Hemsworth $1,131,666,021 20 $56,583,301
100 Matthew McConaughey $1,128,272,603 27 $41,787,874

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons