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.

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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 ($2,788,912,285 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 ($1,132,107,522 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)

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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 ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,362,839,246 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)

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Zoe Saldana
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $17,784,969,601 82 $216,889,873
2 Chris Pratt $15,276,932,915 29 $526,790,790
3 Zoe Saldana $15,071,350,277 37 $407,333,791
4 Robert Downey, Jr. $13,749,911,941 55 $249,998,399
5 Vin Diesel $13,455,608,466 32 $420,487,765
6 Andy Serkis $13,337,903,966 26 $512,996,306
7 Scarlett Johansson $13,050,782,822 40 $326,269,571
8 Dwayne Johnson $12,754,702,827 38 $335,650,074
9 Bradley Cooper $12,730,043,130 37 $344,055,220
10 Tom Cruise $11,539,666,125 42 $274,753,955
11 Don Cheadle $11,155,378,492 27 $413,162,166
12 Tom Holland $11,010,281,160 19 $579,488,482
13 Benedict Cumberbatch $11,005,618,524 28 $393,057,804
14 Idris Elba $10,750,647,029 40 $268,766,176
15 Dave Bautista $10,655,665,085 32 $332,989,534
16 Chris Hemsworth $10,541,249,289 28 $376,473,189
17 Johnny Depp $10,486,341,257 57 $183,970,899
18 Morgan Freeman $10,479,603,687 65 $161,224,672
19 Michelle Rodriguez $10,322,447,765 28 $368,658,849
20 Alan Rickman $10,260,766,562 23 $446,120,285
21 Karen Gillan $10,233,737,975 24 $426,405,749
22 Tom Hanks $10,172,302,544 60 $169,538,376
23 Harrison Ford $9,934,300,631 38 $261,428,964
24 Paul Bettany $9,903,582,286 24 $412,649,262
25 Cate Blanchett $9,848,977,000 40 $246,224,425
26 Chris Evans $9,798,426,057 28 $349,943,788
27 Jon Favreau $9,796,612,397 17 $576,271,317
28 Ralph Fiennes $9,627,579,249 43 $223,897,192
29 Emma Watson $9,622,371,592 17 $566,021,858
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 $9,288,322,339 29 $320,286,977
33 Anthony Mackie $9,248,275,962 41 $225,567,706
34 Benedict Wong $9,106,411,118 12 $758,867,593
35 Robbie Coltrane $9,009,412,559 16 $563,088,285
36 Josh Brolin $8,882,440,763 31 $286,530,347
37 Willem Dafoe $8,538,852,040 60 $142,314,201
38 Stellan Skarsgård $8,508,768,189 43 $197,878,330
39 Elizabeth Olsen $8,431,237,824 20 $421,561,891
40 Orlando Bloom $8,386,677,919 28 $299,524,211
41 Daniel Radcliffe $8,359,377,520 23 $363,451,197
42 Jeremy Renner $8,299,675,398 23 $360,855,452
43 Ian McKellen $8,236,427,069 21 $392,210,813
44 Matt Damon $8,214,482,985 51 $161,068,294
45 Lupita Nyong'o $8,079,246,788 14 $577,089,056
46 Gary Oldman $8,001,129,969 36 $222,253,610
47 Sebastian Stan $7,985,666,044 27 $295,765,409
48 Gwyneth Paltrow $7,931,679,409 21 $377,699,019
49 Helena Bonham Carter $7,847,118,550 39 $201,208,168
50 Woody Harrelson $7,839,950,889 58 $135,171,567
51 Hugo Weaving $7,831,053,155 26 $301,194,352
52 Sigourney Weaver $7,773,312,639 37 $210,089,531
53 Tyrese Gibson $7,764,641,220 25 $310,585,649
54 Rupert Grint $7,706,560,062 15 $513,770,671
55 Paul Rudd $7,679,420,902 37 $207,551,916
56 Chadwick Boseman $7,677,935,197 12 $639,827,933
57 Liam Neeson $7,671,174,928 63 $121,764,681
58 Brad Pitt $7,538,678,103 49 $153,850,574
59 Jason Statham $7,480,392,121 31 $241,302,972
60 Tom Hiddleston $7,477,043,084 15 $498,469,539
61 Oscar Isaac $7,464,647,011 33 $226,201,425
62 Steve Carell $7,446,313,702 34 $219,009,227
63 Elizabeth Banks $7,426,019,435 45 $165,022,654
64 Alan Tudyk $7,416,439,727 22 $337,110,897
65 J.K. Simmons $7,385,208,695 57 $129,565,065
66 Pom Klementieff $7,316,028,295 8 $914,503,537
67 Jack Black $7,196,546,996 33 $218,077,182
68 Keegan-Michael Key $7,193,387,999 29 $248,047,862
69 Leonardo DiCaprio $7,177,803,252 31 $231,542,040
70 Bruce Willis $7,156,782,933 81 $88,355,345
71 Jeff Goldblum $7,154,630,092 34 $210,430,297
72 Danai Gurira $7,085,449,331 7 $1,012,207,047
73 Sam Worthington $7,033,282,482 36 $195,368,958
74 Cameron Diaz $7,028,571,112 29 $242,364,521
75 Julie Walters $6,963,701,822 20 $348,185,091
76 Owen Wilson $6,909,898,733 47 $147,019,122
77 Antonio Banderas $6,849,230,497 49 $139,780,214
78 Bryce Dallas Howard $6,794,761,754 16 $424,672,610
79 Michael Gambon $6,786,711,404 17 $399,218,318
80 Michael Caine $6,744,787,216 46 $146,625,809
81 Robert De Niro $6,631,006,122 70 $94,728,659
82 Timothy Spall $6,614,199,383 30 $220,473,313
83 John Ratzenberger $6,586,416,653 19 $346,653,508
84 Hugh Jackman $6,571,413,482 35 $187,754,671
85 Seth Rogen $6,559,452,593 33 $198,771,291
86 Mark Hamill $6,519,769,095 17 $383,515,829
87 Maggie Smith $6,517,241,710 33 $197,492,173
88 Mark Wahlberg $6,502,846,865 49 $132,711,161
89 Carrie Fisher $6,484,877,700 15 $432,325,180
90 Simon Pegg $6,459,144,807 29 $222,729,131
91 Kristen Wiig $6,454,483,017 31 $208,209,130
92 Ewan McGregor $6,429,132,769 41 $156,808,116
93 Jamie Foxx $6,403,704,420 39 $164,197,549
94 Kate Winslet $6,388,792,692 33 $193,599,779
95 Emma Thompson $6,376,993,974 37 $172,351,188
96 Tom Felton $6,371,820,152 21 $303,420,007
97 Alfred Molina $6,361,691,336 29 $219,368,667
98 Brendan Gleeson $6,302,324,653 38 $165,850,649
99 Letitia Wright $6,226,453,490 12 $518,871,124
100 Christopher Lee $6,203,841,337 27 $229,771,901

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

Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons