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Notes

  1. This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of US revenue generated by all the movies a star has appeared in over their lifetime.
  2. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.

See also: Stars with Most $100m Movies - Stars with Highest Average Gross


All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office
    Name Movies Total Box Office   Average
1   Frank Welker 91 $4,988,050,703   $54,813,744
2   Samuel L. Jackson 79 $4,477,199,251   $56,673,408
3   Tom Hanks 42 $3,988,405,041   $94,962,025
4   Harrison Ford 37 $3,630,449,689   $98,120,262
5   Eddie Murphy 35 $3,471,802,867   $99,194,368
6   John Ratzenberger 30 $3,307,805,833   $110,260,194
7   Tom Cruise 34 $3,275,408,357   $96,335,540
8   James Earl Jones 47 $3,230,999,119   $68,744,662
9   Robin Williams 55 $3,184,842,884   $57,906,234
10   Morgan Freeman 49 $3,138,301,600   $64,046,971
11   Bruce Willis 60 $3,083,686,533   $51,394,776
12   Mickie McGowan 25 $3,011,092,798   $120,443,712
13   Jack Angel 27 $2,902,886,249   $107,514,306
14   Warwick Davis 16 $2,839,323,501   $177,457,719
15   Phil Proctor 28 $2,829,389,517   $101,049,626
16   Hugo Weaving 18 $2,709,611,040   $150,533,947
17   Stan Lee 14 $2,577,448,401   $184,103,457
18   Frank Oz 24 $2,562,233,313   $106,759,721
19   John Travolta 41 $2,544,813,189   $62,068,614
20   Will Smith 20 $2,542,908,988   $127,145,449
21   John Cleese 40 $2,539,687,027   $63,492,176
22   Sherry Lynn 24 $2,506,090,154   $104,420,423
23   Maggie Smith 32 $2,497,170,606   $78,036,581
24   Robbie Coltrane 31 $2,494,497,356   $80,467,657
25   Owen Wilson 31 $2,478,873,994   $79,963,677
26   Willem Dafoe 51 $2,455,728,055   $48,151,530
27   Gary Oldman 30 $2,451,933,840   $81,731,128
28   Ben Stiller 40 $2,436,525,074   $60,913,127
29   Clint Howard 45 $2,433,222,579   $54,071,613
30   Jim Carrey 28 $2,400,372,694   $85,727,596
31   Cameron Diaz 28 $2,391,927,488   $85,425,982
32   Orlando Bloom 14 $2,391,695,429   $170,835,388
33   Kenny Baker 14 $2,384,448,917   $170,317,780
34   Jim Cummings 28 $2,369,735,319   $84,633,404
35   Matt Damon 40 $2,352,293,659   $58,807,341
36   Johnny Depp 41 $2,342,168,496   $57,126,061
37   Jon Voight 37 $2,338,670,327   $63,207,306
38   Julia Roberts 35 $2,332,460,154   $66,641,719
39   Alan Rickman 28 $2,320,237,205   $82,865,614
40   Mel Gibson 36 $2,316,665,138   $64,351,809
41   Robert De Niro 59 $2,290,711,245   $38,825,614
42   Gene Hackman 61 $2,258,223,307   $37,020,054
43   Dan Aykroyd 53 $2,242,055,761   $42,302,939
44   Dustin Hoffman 38 $2,226,462,732   $58,591,125
45   Anthony Daniels 8 $2,226,166,672   $278,270,834
46   Steve Buscemi 67 $2,207,140,592   $32,942,397
47   Kathy Bates 49 $2,206,344,896   $45,027,447
48   Nicolas Cage 49 $2,201,232,889   $44,923,120
49   Ian McKellen 31 $2,200,818,226   $70,994,136
50   Bill Farmer 18 $2,151,221,073   $119,512,282
51   Debi Derryberry 19 $2,125,991,078   $111,894,267
52   J.K. Simmons 32 $2,121,671,683   $66,302,240
53   Chris Ellis 31 $2,113,938,471   $68,191,564
54   William Fichtner 29 $2,108,867,516   $72,719,570
55   Liam Neeson 45 $2,099,406,094   $46,653,469
56   James Cromwell 36 $2,077,706,928   $57,714,081
57   Danny De Vito 49 $2,077,278,197   $42,393,433
58   Bill Paxton 41 $2,074,292,455   $50,592,499
59   Alec Baldwin 49 $2,068,847,700   $42,221,382
60   Michael Papajohn 27 $2,059,808,072   $76,289,188
61   Martin Klebba 16 $2,059,096,438   $128,693,527
62   Elijah Wood 29 $2,048,224,591   $70,628,434
63   Christopher Walken 61 $2,043,563,822   $33,501,046
64   Michael Clarke Duncan 29 $2,029,614,154   $69,986,695
65   Tommy Lee Jones 37 $2,002,994,706   $54,134,992
66   Brad Pitt 36 $2,000,029,600   $55,556,378
67   Jack Black 35 $1,999,141,865   $57,118,339
68   Christopher Lee 25 $1,997,529,825   $79,901,193
69   Mike Myers 15 $1,980,507,299   $132,033,820
70   Larry King 28 $1,977,485,700   $70,624,489
71   Jack Nicholson 36 $1,942,131,084   $53,948,086
72   Cate Blanchett 30 $1,935,687,184   $64,522,906
73   Carrie Fisher 32 $1,916,966,503   $59,905,203
74   Elizabeth Banks 23 $1,915,274,699   $83,272,813
75   Keith David 51 $1,913,257,642   $37,514,856
76   Drew Barrymore 38 $1,908,206,027   $50,215,948
77   Rance Howard 43 $1,907,327,977   $44,356,465
78   Anthony Anderson 26 $1,893,401,935   $72,823,151
79   Rob Schneider 28 $1,885,118,560   $67,325,663
80   Richard Griffiths 26 $1,867,427,713   $71,824,143
81   Arnold Schwarzenegger 27 $1,863,355,032   $69,013,149
82   Stephen Root 35 $1,856,589,516   $53,045,415
83   Danny Glover 45 $1,853,021,944   $41,178,265
84   Kirsten Dunst 29 $1,849,322,902   $63,769,755
85   Michael Caine 48 $1,842,814,626   $38,391,971
86   Robert Duvall 54 $1,829,082,264   $33,871,894
87   Ewan McGregor 33 $1,828,748,724   $55,416,628
88   Adam Sandler 27 $1,826,676,502   $67,654,685
89   Paul Giamatti 36 $1,822,948,745   $50,637,465
90   Greg Ellis 11 $1,818,878,719   $165,352,611
91   John Turturro 54 $1,813,145,636   $33,576,771
92   Philip Baker Hall 39 $1,812,197,300   $46,466,597
93   Geoffrey Rush 24 $1,811,454,689   $75,477,279
94   Sylvester Stallone 39 $1,810,432,307   $46,421,341
95   Bill Murray 41 $1,805,224,780   $44,029,873
96   Devon Murray 9 $1,804,785,645   $200,531,738
97   Laurence Fishburne 42 $1,802,949,844   $42,927,377
98   Jon Favreau 24 $1,802,757,981   $75,114,916
99   Whoopi Goldberg 46 $1,800,253,561   $39,135,947
100   John Rhys-Davies 22 $1,799,050,602   $81,775,027

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