Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Cameo Stars

Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office


See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars

The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a person has had a cameo role in over their lifetime.

A cameo is a small role performed by a well-known actor or director, often limited to a single scene, with the casting done specifically because of who they are, not because of their acting talents. Examples of cameos are Alfred Hitchcock's appearances in his films and Stan Lee's brief appearances in Marvel films. Note that small parts played by actors before they became famous are not cameos. Rather, they are either supporting roles or roles as an "extra".

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

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Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Black Panther ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Spider-Man 3 ($894,860,230 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 in 2017)

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John Ratzenberger
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Finding Dory ($1,025,006,125 in 2016), Finding Nemo ($936,094,852 in 2003), Monsters University ($743,455,810 in 2013), Up ($731,463,377 in 2009), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004), Cars 2 ($560,155,383 in 2011), She's Having a Baby ($16,031,707 in 1988), Kickin It Old Skool ($4,500,147 in 2007)

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Pat Kiernan
Best known as a Cameo Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Doctor Strange ($676,343,174 in 2016), The Interpreter ($162,753,837 in 2005), The Commuter ($118,509,836 in 2018)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $30,595,411,605 46 $665,117,644
2 John Ratzenberger $4,648,148,493 8 $581,018,562
3 Pat Kiernan $3,604,814,580 5 $720,962,916
4 Samuel L. Jackson $3,266,738,840 9 $362,970,982
5 Jim Starlin $2,788,912,285 1 $2,788,912,285
6 Ken Jeong $2,788,912,285 1 $2,788,912,285
7 Yvette Nicole Brown $2,788,912,285 1 $2,788,912,285
8 Joe Russo $2,788,912,285 1 $2,788,912,285
9 Larry King $2,114,701,599 21 $100,700,076
10 Cobie Smulders $2,048,359,754 1 $2,048,359,754
11 Stephen McFeely $2,048,359,754 1 $2,048,359,754
12 Jay Leno $1,932,325,255 25 $77,293,010
13 Chris Evans $1,846,347,599 3 $615,449,200
14 Jimmy Fallon $1,684,399,093 4 $421,099,773
15 M. Night Shyamalan $1,678,161,289 6 $279,693,548
16 James Earl Jones $1,585,036,150 7 $226,433,736
17 David Hasselhoff $1,547,788,934 6 $257,964,822
18 Thomas Roberts $1,515,100,211 1 $1,515,100,211
19 James Corden $1,486,418,465 2 $743,209,233
20 Joseph Gordon-Levitt $1,343,977,773 2 $671,988,887
21 Ellie Goulding $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
22 Sam Witwer $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
23 Oscar Wright $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
24 Gary Barlow $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
25 Andrew Jack $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
26 Gareth Edwards $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
27 Adrian Edmondson $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
28 Michaela Coel $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
29 Matthew Wood $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
30 Edgar Wright $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
31 Tom Hardy $1,331,635,141 1 $1,331,635,141
32 Ed Sheeran $1,280,066,380 2 $640,033,190
33 Sigourney Weaver $1,267,019,982 5 $253,403,996
34 Mike Tyson $1,256,958,935 7 $179,565,562
35 Steven Spielberg $1,225,830,619 5 $245,166,124
36 Peter Jackson $1,143,622,146 4 $285,905,537
37 Kevin Smith $1,102,559,358 4 $275,639,840
38 Jeff Garlin $1,072,773,658 2 $536,386,829
39 Freddie Prinze, Jr. $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
40 Andy Serkis $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
41 J.D. Dillard $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
42 David Hearn $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
43 Ewan McGregor $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
44 Dhani Harrison $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
45 Frank Oz $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
46 Nigel Godrich $1,072,767,997 1 $1,072,767,997
47 Ethan Cohn $1,025,491,110 1 $1,025,491,110
48 Anderson Cooper $1,005,684,636 3 $335,228,212
49 Jon Voight $1,002,869,641 2 $501,434,821
50 Jeff Gordon $992,742,873 3 $330,914,291
51 Bill Murray $982,038,911 8 $122,754,864
52 Miley Cyrus $977,004,755 4 $244,251,189
53 Shaquille O'Neal $973,319,855 5 $194,663,971
54 Soledad O'Brien $958,357,884 4 $239,589,471
55 Patrick Stewart $952,224,986 1 $952,224,986
56 Paul McCartney $949,645,118 2 $474,822,559
57 Kevin Costner $930,974,386 5 $186,194,877
58 Charlie Rose $898,396,832 2 $449,198,416
59 Jeff Goldblum $897,964,665 2 $448,982,333
60 Seth Rogen $896,807,201 2 $448,403,601
61 Bruce Campbell $894,860,230 1 $894,860,230
62 Willem Dafoe $894,860,230 1 $894,860,230
63 Nancy Grace $880,075,341 2 $440,037,671
64 Ester Dean $879,765,137 1 $879,765,137
65 Rebel Wilson $879,765,137 1 $879,765,137
66 John Cleese $874,954,228 1 $874,954,228
67 Rob Zombie $874,109,831 2 $437,054,916
68 Dana Bash $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
69 Vikram Gandhi $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
70 Erika Erickson $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
71 Kent Shocknek $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
72 Andrew Sullivan $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
73 Brooke Baldwin $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
74 Tom Luginbill $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
75 Neil deGrasse Tyson $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
76 Dave Pasch $872,395,091 1 $872,395,091
77 Conan O’Brien $865,416,983 5 $173,083,397
78 Brad Pitt $819,376,175 2 $409,688,088
79 Christopher Knights $807,330,936 1 $807,330,936
80 Conrad Vernon $807,330,936 1 $807,330,936
81 Cody Cameron $807,330,936 1 $807,330,936
82 John Landis $805,258,595 2 $402,629,298
83 James McAvoy $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
84 Alan Tudyk $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
85 Evan Peters $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
86 Rhett Reese $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
87 Tye Sheridan $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
88 Paul Wernick $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
89 Nicholas Hoult $786,362,370 1 $786,362,370
90 Matt Damon $773,936,712 7 $110,562,387
91 Ryan Reynolds $760,732,926 1 $760,732,926
92 Pete Docter $731,463,377 1 $731,463,377
93 KaDee Strickland $722,877,361 2 $361,438,681
94 Meadow Walker $714,588,307 1 $714,588,307
95 Martha Stewart $686,710,296 3 $228,903,432
96 Kurt Russell $682,085,137 2 $341,042,569
97 Dick Cavett $679,835,137 1 $679,835,137
98 Burt Bacharach $676,406,139 3 $225,468,713
99 Quentin Tarantino $674,125,074 5 $134,825,015
100 Sven-Ole Thorsen $667,055,623 3 $222,351,874

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

John Ratzenberger: Mary Hanley of the Rhode Island International Film Festival [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons