Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Acting > Top Domestic Leading Stars

Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Domestic Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars

This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Incredibles 2 ($608,581,744 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($391,362,492 in 2019), 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), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128,261,724 in 2015)

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Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($364,001,123 in 2016), Jurassic World Rebirth ($339,640,400 in 2025), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sing ($270,329,045 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014)

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,580,976 in 2017), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($209,028,679 in 2009)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $5,850,177,915 70 $83,573,970
2 Scarlett Johansson $5,678,238,370 36 $157,728,844
3 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,474,546,165 45 $121,656,581
4 Chris Pratt $5,355,465,237 28 $191,266,616
5 Tom Hanks $5,205,801,922 58 $89,755,206
6 Zoe Saldaña $5,081,105,058 33 $153,972,881
7 Tom Cruise $5,049,878,352 45 $112,219,519
8 Bradley Cooper $4,768,433,722 31 $153,820,443
9 Harrison Ford $4,433,926,080 43 $103,114,560
10 Chris Hemsworth $4,429,513,459 30 $147,650,449
11 Chris Evans $4,222,531,498 29 $145,604,534
12 Dwayne Johnson $4,202,840,477 40 $105,071,012
13 Vin Diesel $3,962,558,107 28 $141,519,932
14 Will Smith $3,735,117,656 37 $100,949,126
15 Johnny Depp $3,685,235,615 54 $68,245,104
16 Steve Carell $3,596,727,724 34 $105,786,110
17 Eddie Murphy $3,582,380,113 49 $73,109,798
18 Tom Holland $3,495,258,749 18 $194,181,042
19 Mark Ruffalo $3,417,565,032 26 $131,444,809
20 Matt Damon $3,390,763,036 48 $70,640,897
21 Don Cheadle $3,257,133,326 23 $141,614,492
22 Dave Bautista $3,208,150,933 33 $97,216,695
23 Jack Black $3,206,618,041 32 $100,206,814
24 Josh Brolin $3,195,296,464 28 $114,117,731
25 Jeremy Renner $3,185,916,086 20 $159,295,804
26 Hugh Jackman $3,160,763,815 37 $85,426,049
27 Jim Carrey $3,154,505,239 31 $101,758,234
28 Karen Gillan $3,101,979,176 18 $172,332,176
29 Emma Watson $3,056,916,573 16 $191,057,286
30 Benedict Cumberbatch $3,019,119,834 23 $131,266,080
31 Bruce Willis $2,920,851,238 88 $33,191,491
32 Ryan Reynolds $2,901,626,140 44 $65,946,049
33 Letitia Wright $2,899,703,337 12 $241,641,945
34 Will Ferrell $2,892,862,646 42 $68,877,682
35 Nicolas Cage $2,879,606,139 98 $29,383,736
36 Elizabeth Olsen $2,869,788,039 21 $136,656,573
37 Adam Sandler $2,868,692,285 45 $63,748,717
38 Chadwick Boseman $2,840,667,425 11 $258,242,493
39 Brad Pitt $2,816,506,708 48 $58,677,223
40 Ben Stiller $2,797,049,842 37 $75,595,942
41 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,782,786,160 28 $99,385,220
42 Mark Wahlberg $2,750,759,819 48 $57,307,496
43 Denzel Washington $2,732,325,186 49 $55,761,738
44 Danai Gurira $2,691,077,108 5 $538,215,422
45 Liam Neeson $2,665,897,164 62 $42,998,341
46 Jennifer Lawrence $2,645,260,774 26 $101,740,799
47 Robert De Niro $2,641,705,091 81 $32,613,643
48 Daniel Radcliffe $2,641,236,481 27 $97,823,573
49 Sandra Bullock $2,616,948,145 35 $74,769,947
50 Sebastian Stan $2,616,869,198 19 $137,729,958
51 Robin Williams $2,613,768,840 39 $67,019,714
52 Christian Bale $2,559,093,698 39 $65,617,787
53 Keanu Reeves $2,536,430,129 54 $46,970,928
54 Lupita Nyong'o $2,514,575,544 11 $228,597,777
55 Ben Affleck $2,507,813,077 47 $53,357,725
56 Cameron Diaz $2,488,784,942 32 $77,774,529
57 Natalie Portman $2,486,201,135 37 $67,194,625
58 Gwyneth Paltrow $2,480,583,070 20 $124,029,154
59 Julia Roberts $2,478,969,445 39 $63,563,319
60 Ian McKellen $2,472,127,340 20 $123,606,367
61 Ewan McGregor $2,465,468,126 40 $61,636,703
62 Kevin Hart $2,430,421,640 35 $69,440,618
63 Tom Hiddleston $2,401,432,319 16 $150,089,520
64 Rupert Grint $2,400,999,185 14 $171,499,942
65 Owen Wilson $2,370,031,852 38 $62,369,259
66 Paul Bettany $2,362,585,040 16 $147,661,565
67 Paul Rudd $2,362,176,573 34 $69,475,782
68 Mel Gibson $2,347,460,656 56 $41,918,940
69 Idris Elba $2,345,423,584 33 $71,073,442
70 Benedict Wong $2,337,060,970 7 $333,865,853
71 Adam Driver $2,322,724,539 23 $100,988,023
72 Mark Hamill $2,309,386,234 15 $153,959,082
73 Pom Klementieff $2,289,018,531 5 $457,803,706
74 John Travolta $2,286,574,463 58 $39,423,698
75 Morgan Freeman $2,258,000,802 50 $45,160,016
76 George Clooney $2,246,457,721 38 $59,117,308
77 Tim Allen $2,202,448,181 20 $110,122,409
78 Daisy Ridley $2,191,688,401 16 $136,980,525
79 Sylvester Stallone $2,163,136,709 54 $40,058,087
80 John Boyega $2,152,544,397 15 $143,502,960
81 Channing Tatum $2,111,491,294 35 $60,328,323
82 Seth Rogen $2,097,782,479 28 $74,920,803
83 Mike Myers $2,088,903,550 16 $130,556,472
84 Meryl Streep $2,074,416,539 53 $39,139,935
85 Martin Freeman $2,070,721,545 18 $115,040,086
86 Michael Douglas $2,009,482,851 38 $52,881,128
87 Bill Murray $1,992,085,146 40 $49,802,129
88 Robert Pattinson $1,932,088,095 27 $71,558,818
89 Shia LaBeouf $1,931,386,660 32 $60,355,833
90 Sam Worthington $1,911,337,510 25 $76,453,500
91 Josh Gad $1,875,782,110 18 $104,210,117
92 Kevin Costner $1,870,034,543 43 $43,489,175
93 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,858,110,648 40 $46,452,766
94 Clint Eastwood $1,819,074,512 48 $37,897,386
95 Angela Bassett $1,814,411,800 15 $120,960,787
96 Jason Statham $1,812,406,554 44 $41,191,058
97 Ralph Fiennes $1,786,719,674 34 $52,550,579
98 Russell Crowe $1,784,107,169 45 $39,646,826
99 Chris Pine $1,775,779,723 25 $71,031,189
100 Reese Witherspoon $1,754,006,467 37 $47,405,580

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

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons

Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons