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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 ($2,748,242,781 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 ($895,937,278 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,646,712 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 ($2,748,242,781 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 ($1,040,068,381 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 ($796,401,721 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 $30,560,037,948 50 $611,200,759
2 Samuel L. Jackson $28,148,039,115 143 $196,839,434
3 Frank Welker $17,443,470,861 112 $155,745,276
4 John Ratzenberger $16,765,288,095 52 $322,409,386
5 Robert Downey, Jr. $16,275,989,312 67 $242,925,214
6 Chris Pratt $15,733,419,443 37 $425,227,553
7 Bob Bergen $15,706,110,177 60 $261,768,503
8 Zoe Saldana $15,491,338,202 49 $316,149,759
9 Scarlett Johansson $15,391,963,225 53 $290,414,400
10 Alan Tudyk $15,319,364,076 41 $373,643,026
11 Andy Serkis $15,196,975,393 37 $410,729,065
12 Benedict Cumberbatch $15,052,147,034 46 $327,220,588
13 Warwick Davis $14,959,140,058 24 $623,297,502
14 Vin Diesel $14,138,064,750 37 $382,109,858
15 Jon Favreau $13,925,316,954 41 $339,641,877
16 Dwayne Johnson $13,831,827,935 52 $265,996,691
17 Chris Evans $13,703,562,538 42 $326,275,299
18 Paul Bettany $13,359,352,427 34 $392,922,130
19 Idris Elba $13,333,554,032 51 $261,442,236
20 Bradley Cooper $13,081,365,353 42 $311,461,080
21 Tom Cruise $12,774,697,568 49 $260,708,114
22 Chris Hemsworth $12,467,067,610 30 $415,568,920
23 Willem Dafoe $12,438,119,241 105 $118,458,278
24 Don Cheadle $12,367,686,276 47 $263,142,261
25 Gary Oldman $11,986,376,444 59 $203,158,923
26 Jeremy Renner $11,908,237,651 32 $372,132,427
27 Cate Blanchett $11,894,295,250 58 $205,074,056
28 Gwyneth Paltrow $11,834,733,739 46 $257,276,820
29 Tom Hanks $11,774,917,982 68 $173,160,559
30 Liam Neeson $11,658,076,208 101 $115,426,497
31 J.K. Simmons $11,465,453,561 94 $121,972,910
32 Mark Ruffalo $11,465,136,064 50 $229,302,721
33 Stellan SkarsgÄrd $11,345,192,558 60 $189,086,543
34 Hugo Weaving $11,259,036,167 42 $268,072,290
35 Tom Holland $11,139,581,763 21 $530,456,274
36 Bill Hader $11,128,136,582 43 $258,793,874
37 Morgan Freeman $11,022,699,316 95 $116,028,414
38 Benedict Wong $10,935,851,070 24 $455,660,461
39 Ian McKellen $10,923,043,547 43 $254,024,269
40 Simon Pegg $10,922,316,261 44 $248,234,460
41 Paul Rudd $10,916,661,521 58 $188,218,302
42 Dave Bautista $10,899,269,923 34 $320,566,762
43 Johnny Depp $10,858,766,142 69 $157,373,422
44 Michelle Rodriguez $10,838,894,651 36 $301,080,407
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 $10,566,362,746 53 $199,365,335
48 Stanley Tucci $10,343,565,721 88 $117,540,520
49 Karen Gillan $10,327,135,821 26 $397,197,532
50 Sigourney Weaver $10,252,922,244 68 $150,778,268
51 Mickie McGowan $10,144,093,178 28 $362,289,042
52 Anthony Mackie $10,107,664,933 57 $177,327,455
53 Marisa Tomei $10,086,182,591 60 $168,103,043
54 Jess Harnell $9,992,409,806 21 $475,829,038
55 Robbie Coltrane $9,966,987,350 37 $269,378,036
56 Matt Damon $9,853,718,139 74 $133,158,353
57 Helena Bonham Carter $9,834,857,175 51 $192,840,337
58 Emma Watson $9,828,118,524 19 $517,269,396
59 Tyrese Gibson $9,760,545,921 33 $295,774,119
60 Anthony Daniels $9,750,969,595 13 $750,074,584
61 Julie Walters $9,741,061,088 33 $295,183,669
62 Will Smith $9,605,358,889 40 $240,133,972
63 Orlando Bloom $9,512,564,439 35 $271,787,555
64 Woody Harrelson $9,468,872,254 85 $111,398,497
65 Josh Brolin $9,462,312,203 47 $201,325,792
66 Jack Black $9,443,285,254 58 $162,815,263
67 Tom Hiddleston $9,349,872,744 20 $467,493,637
68 Djimon Hounsou $9,300,449,408 42 $221,439,272
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 $8,964,346,511 50 $179,286,930
73 Emma Thompson $8,944,949,821 58 $154,223,273
74 Maggie Smith $8,932,385,060 51 $175,144,805
75 Elizabeth Olsen $8,919,644,389 21 $424,744,971
76 Elizabeth Banks $8,872,583,261 57 $155,659,355
77 Jacob Batalon $8,870,099,003 12 $739,174,917
78 Brad Pitt $8,864,841,504 57 $155,523,535
79 James Earl Jones $8,863,416,900 56 $158,275,302
80 William Hurt $8,847,504,711 63 $140,436,583
81 Seth Rogen $8,818,777,883 43 $205,087,858
82 Michael Caine $8,765,101,973 84 $104,346,452
83 Danny Mann $8,743,432,425 18 $485,746,246
84 Alfred Molina $8,711,629,903 72 $120,994,860
85 Geoffrey Rush $8,634,220,926 41 $210,590,754
86 Keegan-Michael Key $8,550,830,184 39 $219,252,056
87 Jeff Goldblum $8,533,716,099 61 $139,896,985
88 Timothy Spall $8,527,665,944 60 $142,127,766
89 Daniel Radcliffe $8,517,865,042 26 $327,610,194
90 Jason Statham $8,477,557,251 48 $176,615,776
91 Helen Mirren $8,467,613,574 65 $130,270,978
92 Domhnall Gleeson $8,453,901,477 26 $325,150,057
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 $8,347,934,054 49 $170,366,001
97 Toby Jones $8,313,834,581 57 $145,856,747
98 Lupita Nyong'o $8,301,629,843 16 $518,851,865
99 Angela Bassett $8,249,935,917 49 $168,366,039
100 Letitia Wright $8,219,975,851 16 $513,748,491

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