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Saturday, May 25, 2013

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 97 $6,452,627,268   $66,521,931
2   Samuel L. Jackson 84 $5,148,045,703   $61,286,258
3   Tom Hanks 44 $4,238,515,176   $96,329,890
4   John Ratzenberger 32 $3,914,287,471   $122,321,483
5   Eddie Murphy 38 $3,805,184,064   $100,136,423
6   Harrison Ford 41 $3,785,929,184   $92,339,736
7   Tom Cruise 36 $3,566,094,002   $99,058,167
8   Warwick Davis 18 $3,559,739,174   $197,763,287
9   Bob Bergen 33 $3,505,009,768   $106,212,417
10   Hugo Weaving 23 $3,422,879,518   $148,820,849
11   Morgan Freeman 53 $3,356,157,346   $63,323,724
12   Alan Rickman 32 $3,336,669,110   $104,270,910
13   James Earl Jones 47 $3,325,239,754   $70,749,782
14   Jack Angel 28 $3,311,300,222   $118,260,722
15   Robin Williams 59 $3,298,389,474   $55,904,906
16   Gary Oldman 35 $3,260,770,659   $93,164,876
17   Bruce Willis 62 $3,219,308,730   $51,924,334
18   Robbie Coltrane 33 $3,171,638,016   $96,110,243
19   Johnny Depp 48 $3,131,264,608   $65,234,679
20   Stan Lee 16 $3,071,203,283   $191,950,205
21   Owen Wilson 38 $3,012,346,794   $79,272,284
22   Maggie Smith 35 $3,008,493,273   $85,956,951
23   Mickie McGowan 25 $3,004,526,499   $120,181,060
24   Phil Proctor 28 $2,970,989,217   $106,106,758
25   Matt Damon 51 $2,908,732,315   $57,033,967
26   Cameron Diaz 32 $2,907,203,424   $90,850,107
27   John Cleese 43 $2,851,456,124   $66,312,933
28   Jim Cummings 31 $2,736,005,367   $88,258,238
29   Tom Felton 12 $2,689,858,305   $224,154,859
30   Timothy Spall 36 $2,689,083,543   $74,696,765
31   Ben Stiller 44 $2,667,653,397   $60,628,486
32   Liam Neeson 55 $2,665,642,695   $48,466,231
33   Helena Bonham Carter 32 $2,653,164,876   $82,911,402
34   Michael Papajohn 31 $2,650,902,906   $85,512,997
35   Robert De Niro 68 $2,643,661,044   $38,877,368
36   John Travolta 43 $2,618,736,874   $60,900,858
37   Kathy Bates 51 $2,618,718,762   $51,347,427
38   Frank Oz 25 $2,605,810,616   $104,232,425
39   Michael Gambon 41 $2,600,048,111   $63,415,808
40   Julia Roberts 40 $2,578,827,163   $64,470,679
41   Willem Dafoe 56 $2,574,206,467   $45,967,973
42   Jim Carrey 32 $2,550,028,127   $79,688,379
43   Dustin Hoffman 41 $2,547,652,955   $62,137,877
44   Will Smith 20 $2,543,239,080   $127,161,954
45   Jason Isaacs 28 $2,532,049,914   $90,430,354
46   Michael Caine 53 $2,527,209,965   $47,683,207
47   Sherry Lynn 24 $2,499,499,247   $104,145,802
48   Devon Murray 11 $2,481,926,305   $225,629,664
49   Richard Griffiths 29 $2,478,193,689   $85,454,955
50   Daniel Radcliffe 11 $2,457,571,503   $223,415,591
51   Emma Watson 10 $2,455,548,427   $245,554,843
52   Sigourney Weaver 47 $2,455,068,747   $52,235,505
53   Whoopi Goldberg 50 $2,436,156,986   $48,723,140
54   Julie Walters 19 $2,433,285,835   $128,067,676
55   Christopher Lee 28 $2,431,782,487   $86,849,375
56   Geraldine Somerville 10 $2,431,378,982   $243,137,898
57   Kenny Baker 14 $2,427,723,930   $173,408,852
58   Orlando Bloom 17 $2,414,642,790   $142,037,811
59   Nicolas Cage 57 $2,402,741,176   $42,153,354
60   Rupert Grint 10 $2,390,423,177   $239,042,318
61   Josh Herdman 8 $2,390,073,877   $298,759,235
62   Bonnie Wright 8 $2,390,073,877   $298,759,235
63   Matthew Lewis 8 $2,390,073,877   $298,759,235
64   James Phelps 8 $2,390,073,877   $298,759,235
65   Oliver Phelps 8 $2,390,073,877   $298,759,235
66   Geoffrey Rush 31 $2,369,652,046   $76,440,389
67   Mel Gibson 38 $2,360,949,844   $62,130,259
68   John Turturro 58 $2,357,440,735   $40,645,530
69   Mark Williams 13 $2,356,491,043   $181,268,542
70   Bonnie Hunt 23 $2,342,872,098   $101,864,004
71   Dan Aykroyd 54 $2,342,301,772   $43,375,959
72   Jon Voight 37 $2,338,835,025   $63,211,757
73   Clint Howard 45 $2,322,682,336   $51,615,163
74   Debi Derryberry 20 $2,316,124,088   $115,806,204
75   Danny De Vito 52 $2,304,452,388   $44,316,392
76   Brad Pitt 40 $2,302,058,889   $57,551,472
77   John Hurt 60 $2,292,350,601   $38,205,843
78   Anthony Daniels 8 $2,269,441,685   $283,680,211
79   Gene Hackman 61 $2,258,223,307   $37,020,054
80   Robert Downey, Jr. 54 $2,257,733,687   $41,809,883
81   J.K. Simmons 37 $2,251,120,136   $60,841,085
82   Adam Sandler 31 $2,246,224,820   $72,458,865
83   Elizabeth Banks 28 $2,232,997,321   $79,749,904
84   Steve Buscemi 72 $2,224,986,922   $30,902,596
85   Mike Myers 16 $2,219,939,899   $138,746,244
86   William Fichtner 31 $2,219,077,023   $71,583,130
87   Jack Black 38 $2,214,704,419   $58,281,695
88   Antonio Banderas 40 $2,206,477,612   $55,161,940
89   Ian McKellen 31 $2,203,203,061   $71,071,066
90   Jon Favreau 26 $2,201,666,497   $84,679,481
91   Ralph Fiennes 32 $2,199,279,190   $68,727,475
92   Michael Clarke Duncan 33 $2,191,825,432   $66,418,952
93   Tommy Lee Jones 39 $2,184,093,823   $56,002,406
94   Alec Baldwin 50 $2,181,648,019   $43,632,960
95   Brendan Gleeson 35 $2,167,527,388   $61,929,354
96   David Bradley 14 $2,166,134,493   $154,723,892
97   Bill Farmer 18 $2,144,630,166   $119,146,120
98   Paul Giamatti 41 $2,142,677,347   $52,260,423
99   Martin Klebba 18 $2,132,201,138   $118,455,619
100   Natalie Portman 31 $2,131,379,348   $68,754,173

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