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Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Acting > Top Domestic Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top Domestic Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of domestic revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 51 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Incredibles 2 ($543,721,773 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Jurassic Park ($395,708,305 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($380,270,577 in 2005), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($310,676,740 in 2002), The Incredibles ($261,441,092 in 2004), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($168,052,812 in 2017), Django Unchained ($162,805,434 in 2012), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128,261,724 in 2015) |
2
Morgan Freeman
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Dark Knight ($533,345,358 in 2008), The Dark Knight Rises ($448,139,099 in 2012), The Lego Movie ($257,784,718 in 2014), Bruce Almighty ($242,704,995 in 2003), War of the Worlds ($234,280,354 in 2005), Batman Begins ($205,343,774 in 2005), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ($165,493,908 in 1991), Deep Impact ($140,464,664 in 1998), Wanted ($134,508,551 in 2008), Lucy ($126,573,960 in 2014) |
3
Andy Serkis
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($936,662,225 in 2015), Black Panther ($699,905,389 in 2018), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($620,181,382 in 2017), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377,845,905 in 2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($342,548,984 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($315,544,750 in 2001), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($303,003,568 in 2012), King Kong ($218,080,025 in 2005), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($208,545,589 in 2014), Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($176,760,185 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $4,872,152,789 | 65 | $74,956,197 |
| 2 | Morgan Freeman | $4,529,485,468 | 49 | $92,438,479 |
| 3 | Andy Serkis | $4,498,228,235 | 20 | $224,911,412 |
| 4 | Harrison Ford | $4,493,635,947 | 34 | $132,165,763 |
| 5 | Tom Hanks | $4,183,335,674 | 52 | $80,448,763 |
| 6 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $3,954,685,958 | 51 | $77,542,862 |
| 7 | Stanley Tucci | $3,751,845,628 | 37 | $101,401,233 |
| 8 | Johnny Depp | $3,649,537,599 | 54 | $67,584,030 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $3,633,444,552 | 39 | $93,165,245 |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper | $3,530,725,098 | 30 | $117,690,837 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Banks | $3,465,012,273 | 36 | $96,250,341 |
| 12 | Vin Diesel | $3,459,003,039 | 24 | $144,125,127 |
| 13 | Scarlett Johansson | $3,417,816,853 | 32 | $106,806,777 |
| 14 | Zoe Saldana | $3,395,158,421 | 29 | $117,074,428 |
| 15 | Alan Rickman | $3,245,717,913 | 19 | $170,827,259 |
| 16 | Idris Elba | $3,244,809,992 | 23 | $141,078,695 |
| 17 | Will Smith | $3,227,512,901 | 32 | $100,859,778 |
| 18 | Cate Blanchett | $3,193,511,126 | 32 | $99,797,223 |
| 19 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,154,884,196 | 27 | $116,847,563 |
| 20 | Chris Pratt | $3,143,548,664 | 16 | $196,471,792 |
| 21 | Owen Wilson | $3,124,271,447 | 39 | $80,109,524 |
| 22 | Don Cheadle | $3,084,651,004 | 19 | $162,350,053 |
| 23 | Woody Harrelson | $3,079,668,720 | 39 | $78,965,865 |
| 24 | Emma Watson | $3,054,042,763 | 16 | $190,877,673 |
| 25 | Gary Oldman | $3,011,330,610 | 29 | $103,838,987 |
| 26 | Cameron Diaz | $2,990,609,950 | 27 | $110,763,331 |
| 27 | Ian McKellen | $2,969,417,207 | 14 | $212,101,229 |
| 28 | Matt Damon | $2,965,025,706 | 40 | $74,125,643 |
| 29 | Anthony Daniels | $2,941,542,063 | 6 | $490,257,011 |
| 30 | Robbie Coltrane | $2,798,642,406 | 13 | $215,280,185 |
| 31 | Liam Neeson | $2,769,785,372 | 41 | $67,555,741 |
| 32 | Helena Bonham Carter | $2,758,207,689 | 35 | $78,805,934 |
| 33 | Steve Carell | $2,754,392,047 | 30 | $91,813,068 |
| 34 | Carrie Fisher | $2,718,576,200 | 8 | $339,822,025 |
| 35 | Orlando Bloom | $2,704,709,633 | 19 | $142,353,139 |
| 36 | Hugo Weaving | $2,699,980,573 | 20 | $134,999,029 |
| 37 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,686,296,501 | 9 | $298,477,389 |
| 38 | Michael Caine | $2,685,483,571 | 29 | $92,602,882 |
| 39 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,659,756,325 | 36 | $73,882,120 |
| 40 | Mark Hamill | $2,637,109,418 | 11 | $239,737,220 |
| 41 | Hugh Jackman | $2,630,630,354 | 31 | $84,859,044 |
| 42 | Adam Sandler | $2,596,965,394 | 37 | $70,188,254 |
| 43 | Ralph Fiennes | $2,570,553,914 | 25 | $102,822,157 |
| 44 | Robert De Niro | $2,560,467,001 | 52 | $49,239,750 |
| 45 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,541,243,784 | 22 | $115,511,081 |
| 46 | Paul Bettany | $2,539,435,951 | 20 | $126,971,798 |
| 47 | Ben Stiller | $2,536,906,921 | 29 | $87,479,549 |
| 48 | Stellan Skarsgård | $2,524,539,795 | 34 | $74,251,170 |
| 49 | Daniel Radcliffe | $2,524,155,666 | 18 | $140,230,870 |
| 50 | Brad Pitt | $2,522,098,039 | 43 | $58,653,443 |
| 51 | Bruce Willis | $2,503,454,432 | 44 | $56,896,692 |
| 52 | Ben Affleck | $2,450,333,793 | 30 | $81,677,793 |
| 53 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,438,286,290 | 29 | $84,078,838 |
| 54 | Chris Hemsworth | $2,436,090,067 | 19 | $128,215,267 |
| 55 | Ewan McGregor | $2,392,954,848 | 32 | $74,779,839 |
| 56 | Rupert Grint | $2,390,183,919 | 14 | $170,727,423 |
| 57 | Robin Williams | $2,347,375,218 | 28 | $83,834,829 |
| 58 | Chris Evans | $2,327,948,801 | 19 | $122,523,621 |
| 59 | Mark Ruffalo | $2,325,951,055 | 24 | $96,914,627 |
| 60 | Christopher Lee | $2,319,153,857 | 14 | $165,653,847 |
| 61 | Anthony Mackie | $2,293,033,661 | 29 | $79,070,126 |
| 62 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,282,441,940 | 20 | $114,122,097 |
| 63 | Sandra Bullock | $2,272,072,737 | 21 | $108,193,940 |
| 64 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,259,648,678 | 31 | $72,891,893 |
| 65 | J.K. Simmons | $2,198,329,515 | 33 | $66,616,046 |
| 66 | Maggie Smith | $2,189,382,228 | 23 | $95,190,532 |
| 67 | Julie Andrews | $2,175,458,891 | 11 | $197,768,990 |
| 68 | James Franco | $2,173,280,729 | 52 | $41,793,860 |
| 69 | Michael Gambon | $2,150,186,856 | 13 | $165,398,989 |
| 70 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,137,785,078 | 12 | $178,148,757 |
| 71 | Julia Roberts | $2,133,847,766 | 28 | $76,208,849 |
| 72 | Eddie Murphy | $2,120,035,382 | 16 | $132,502,211 |
| 73 | Kristen Wiig | $2,115,883,338 | 25 | $84,635,334 |
| 74 | Donald Sutherland | $2,115,447,857 | 24 | $88,143,661 |
| 75 | Oscar Isaac | $2,108,737,481 | 24 | $87,864,062 |
| 76 | John Ratzenberger | $2,084,787,267 | 12 | $173,732,272 |
| 77 | Jeff Goldblum | $2,081,716,601 | 20 | $104,085,830 |
| 78 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $2,071,483,445 | 17 | $121,851,967 |
| 79 | Denzel Washington | $2,054,053,504 | 33 | $62,244,046 |
| 80 | Jeremy Renner | $2,053,260,571 | 17 | $120,780,034 |
| 81 | Tom Felton | $2,051,133,871 | 15 | $136,742,258 |
| 82 | Christian Bale | $2,050,491,674 | 22 | $93,204,167 |
| 83 | Will Ferrell | $2,049,568,863 | 30 | $68,318,962 |
| 84 | John Goodman | $2,045,753,843 | 33 | $61,992,541 |
| 85 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,038,211,050 | 12 | $169,850,921 |
| 86 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,024,850,092 | 30 | $67,495,003 |
| 87 | Karl Urban | $2,023,709,958 | 16 | $126,481,872 |
| 88 | Willem Dafoe | $2,023,675,461 | 32 | $63,239,858 |
| 89 | John Cleese | $2,018,056,838 | 15 | $134,537,123 |
| 90 | Timothy Spall | $2,005,499,813 | 22 | $91,159,082 |
| 91 | Natalie Portman | $2,004,336,516 | 24 | $83,514,022 |
| 92 | Jim Carrey | $1,998,546,363 | 24 | $83,272,765 |
| 93 | George Clooney | $1,997,890,572 | 28 | $71,353,235 |
| 94 | Nicolas Cage | $1,995,855,490 | 52 | $38,381,836 |
| 95 | Antonio Banderas | $1,987,242,907 | 32 | $62,101,341 |
| 96 | Chadwick Boseman | $1,979,969,326 | 9 | $219,996,592 |
| 97 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | $1,966,825,933 | 21 | $93,658,378 |
| 98 | Josh Hutcherson | $1,961,836,103 | 16 | $122,614,756 |
| 99 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,961,708,276 | 28 | $70,061,010 |
| 100 | Alan Tudyk | $1,958,342,863 | 17 | $115,196,639 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Morgan Freeman: By David Sifry (David Sifry's flickr account) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Andy Serkis: By https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore Gage Skidmore] [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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