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Top Stars 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 Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars - Top International Stars

The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has appeared in over their lifetime.

In this chart, we include all roles, including voice roles, cameos, and minor supporting roles.

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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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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: 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), 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), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($1,072,767,997 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,677 in 1999)

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Frank Welker
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 112 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079 in 2011), Transformers: Age of Extinction ($1,104,054,072 in 2014), Aladdin ($1,046,587,513 in 2019), Alice in Wonderland ($1,025,491,110 in 2010), The Lion King ($986,193,783 in 1994), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($836,519,699 in 2009), Independence Day ($817,400,878 in 1996), Coco ($796,514,370 in 2017), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($746,921,271 in 2012), Transformers: The Last Knight ($602,893,340 in 2017)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $30,597,245,022 50 $611,944,900
2 Samuel L. Jackson $28,078,250,491 143 $196,351,402
3 Frank Welker $17,443,583,510 112 $155,746,281
4 John Ratzenberger $16,765,400,744 52 $322,411,553
5 Robert Downey, Jr. $16,313,844,360 67 $243,490,214
6 Bob Bergen $15,706,110,177 60 $261,768,503
7 Chris Pratt $15,676,815,022 37 $423,697,703
8 Zoe Saldana $15,532,007,423 49 $316,979,743
9 Scarlett Johansson $15,432,591,804 53 $291,180,977
10 Alan Tudyk $15,319,196,391 41 $373,638,936
11 Andy Serkis $15,196,975,393 36 $422,138,205
12 Benedict Cumberbatch $15,092,016,577 46 $328,087,317
13 Warwick Davis $14,946,103,128 24 $622,754,297
14 Vin Diesel $14,138,064,341 37 $382,109,847
15 Jon Favreau $13,965,611,037 41 $340,624,659
16 Dwayne Johnson $13,831,827,084 52 $265,996,675
17 Chris Evans $13,743,856,621 42 $327,234,681
18 Paul Bettany $13,400,021,931 34 $394,118,292
19 Idris Elba $13,333,554,032 51 $261,442,236
20 Bradley Cooper $13,018,467,857 41 $317,523,606
21 Tom Cruise $12,774,697,568 49 $260,708,114
22 Chris Hemsworth $12,443,189,114 30 $414,772,970
23 Willem Dafoe $12,436,574,504 105 $118,443,567
24 Don Cheadle $12,408,355,780 47 $264,007,570
25 Gary Oldman $11,975,481,665 59 $202,974,266
26 Jeremy Renner $11,948,907,155 32 $373,403,349
27 Cate Blanchett $11,894,295,157 58 $205,074,054
28 Gwyneth Paltrow $11,875,027,822 46 $258,152,779
29 Tom Hanks $11,774,917,982 68 $173,160,559
30 Liam Neeson $11,642,599,766 100 $116,425,998
31 Mark Ruffalo $11,505,906,988 50 $230,118,140
32 J.K. Simmons $11,449,660,747 94 $121,804,902
33 Stellan Skarsgård $11,324,021,020 60 $188,733,684
34 Hugo Weaving $11,259,036,167 42 $268,072,290
35 Tom Holland $11,179,875,846 21 $532,375,040
36 Bill Hader $11,128,136,582 43 $258,793,874
37 Morgan Freeman $11,006,712,764 95 $115,860,134
38 Benedict Wong $10,976,520,574 24 $457,355,024
39 Paul Rudd $10,934,671,365 58 $188,528,817
40 Dave Bautista $10,925,913,174 34 $321,350,387
41 Ian McKellen $10,923,038,883 43 $254,024,160
42 Simon Pegg $10,922,316,261 44 $248,234,460
43 Johnny Depp $10,858,718,355 69 $157,372,730
44 Michelle Rodriguez $10,838,894,242 36 $301,080,396
45 Ralph Fiennes $10,836,024,248 66 $164,182,186
46 Alan Rickman $10,680,006,512 39 $273,846,321
47 Harrison Ford $10,563,600,465 53 $199,313,216
48 Karen Gillan $10,367,576,896 25 $414,703,076
49 Stanley Tucci $10,343,565,721 88 $117,540,520
50 Sigourney Weaver $10,250,596,075 68 $150,744,060
51 Anthony Mackie $10,148,334,437 56 $181,220,258
52 Mickie McGowan $10,144,093,178 28 $362,289,042
53 Marisa Tomei $10,126,476,674 60 $168,774,611
54 Jess Harnell $9,992,409,806 21 $475,829,038
55 Robbie Coltrane $9,966,987,350 37 $269,378,036
56 Helena Bonham Carter $9,833,708,857 51 $192,817,821
57 Emma Watson $9,828,118,524 19 $517,269,396
58 Tyrese Gibson $9,760,439,317 33 $295,770,888
59 Matt Damon $9,746,460,710 74 $131,708,929
60 Julie Walters $9,741,055,798 33 $295,183,509
61 Anthony Daniels $9,737,945,719 13 $749,072,748
62 Will Smith $9,605,358,889 40 $240,133,972
63 Orlando Bloom $9,512,564,439 35 $271,787,555
64 Josh Brolin $9,489,080,581 47 $201,895,332
65 Woody Harrelson $9,468,872,254 84 $112,724,670
66 Tom Hiddleston $9,390,542,248 20 $469,527,112
67 Jack Black $9,372,461,159 58 $161,594,158
68 Djimon Hounsou $9,293,157,347 42 $221,265,651
69 Jack Angel $9,084,065,644 28 $324,430,916
70 Bill Farmer $9,065,834,649 24 $377,743,110
71 Sherry Lynn $9,057,524,954 26 $348,366,344
72 Natalie Portman $8,991,980,766 50 $179,839,615
73 Elizabeth Olsen $8,960,313,893 21 $426,681,614
74 Emma Thompson $8,944,949,821 58 $154,223,273
75 Maggie Smith $8,932,385,060 51 $175,144,805
76 William Hurt $8,888,174,215 63 $141,082,130
77 Jacob Batalon $8,873,174,086 12 $739,431,174
78 Elizabeth Banks $8,868,692,238 56 $158,369,504
79 Brad Pitt $8,864,841,504 57 $155,523,535
80 James Earl Jones $8,863,416,900 56 $158,275,302
81 Seth Rogen $8,804,838,900 43 $204,763,695
82 Michael Caine $8,756,516,290 84 $104,244,242
83 Danny Mann $8,743,432,425 18 $485,746,246
84 Alfred Molina $8,711,248,028 72 $120,989,556
85 Geoffrey Rush $8,634,220,926 41 $210,590,754
86 Jeff Goldblum $8,533,711,177 61 $139,896,905
87 Timothy Spall $8,523,871,890 60 $142,064,532
88 Daniel Radcliffe $8,517,865,042 26 $327,610,194
89 Jason Statham $8,477,556,400 48 $176,615,758
90 Helen Mirren $8,466,817,983 65 $130,258,738
91 Domhnall Gleeson $8,453,901,477 26 $325,150,057
92 Keegan-Michael Key $8,445,483,467 38 $222,249,565
93 Tom Felton $8,383,948,974 27 $310,516,629
94 Laraine Newman $8,381,748,075 21 $399,130,861
95 Bruce Willis $8,355,018,308 112 $74,598,378
96 Michael Gambon $8,347,455,468 49 $170,356,234
97 Toby Jones $8,311,280,180 57 $145,811,933
98 Lupita Nyong'o $8,301,629,843 16 $518,851,865
99 Angela Bassett $8,290,591,471 49 $169,195,744
100 Letitia Wright $8,260,645,355 16 $516,290,335

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

Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Welker: paunchstevenson [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons