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 Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 53 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 ($390,532,085 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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Robert Downey, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 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 ($334,201,140 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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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), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sing ($270,329,045 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $5,718,504,196 64 $89,351,628
2 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,474,166,329 44 $124,412,871
3 Scarlett Johansson $5,289,001,669 33 $160,272,778
4 Tom Hanks $5,129,629,265 55 $93,265,987
5 Chris Pratt $4,825,902,677 23 $209,821,856
6 Zoe Saldana $4,680,052,540 31 $150,969,437
7 Tom Cruise $4,679,594,034 43 $108,827,768
8 Chris Hemsworth $4,302,827,492 27 $159,363,981
9 Bradley Cooper $4,298,061,989 28 $153,502,214
10 Chris Evans $4,089,027,125 29 $141,000,935
11 Harrison Ford $4,058,187,998 42 $96,623,524
12 Johnny Depp $3,685,235,615 52 $70,869,916
13 Dwayne Johnson $3,633,978,024 36 $100,943,834
14 Eddie Murphy $3,583,063,429 44 $81,433,260
15 Will Smith $3,541,554,010 35 $101,187,257
16 Tom Holland $3,493,352,041 15 $232,890,136
17 Vin Diesel $3,457,436,277 28 $123,479,867
18 Mark Ruffalo $3,371,517,885 23 $146,587,734
19 Matt Damon $3,268,202,855 43 $76,004,718
20 Don Cheadle $3,257,133,326 23 $141,614,492
21 Jeremy Renner $3,185,916,086 19 $167,679,794
22 Steve Carell $3,094,027,371 28 $110,500,978
23 Emma Watson $3,047,882,981 15 $203,192,199
24 Benedict Cumberbatch $2,995,561,832 17 $176,209,520
25 Bruce Willis $2,917,497,183 88 $33,153,377
26 Jim Carrey $2,915,331,765 30 $97,177,726
27 Letitia Wright $2,899,703,337 12 $241,641,945
28 Elizabeth Olsen $2,869,508,711 15 $191,300,581
29 Adam Sandler $2,868,254,500 43 $66,703,593
30 Chadwick Boseman $2,840,667,425 11 $258,242,493
31 Ben Stiller $2,797,049,842 34 $82,266,172
32 Nicolas Cage $2,795,221,326 90 $31,058,015
33 Josh Brolin $2,750,553,348 24 $114,606,390
34 Karen Gillan $2,742,983,361 16 $171,436,460
35 Mark Wahlberg $2,695,927,286 43 $62,695,983
36 Danai Gurira $2,691,077,108 5 $538,215,422
37 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,647,875,375 27 $98,069,458
38 Daniel Radcliffe $2,632,202,889 24 $109,675,120
39 Brad Pitt $2,624,952,484 43 $61,045,407
40 Sandra Bullock $2,616,948,145 34 $76,969,063
41 Jennifer Lawrence $2,594,808,492 24 $108,117,021
42 Robin Williams $2,587,460,319 37 $69,931,360
43 Liam Neeson $2,587,317,851 58 $44,608,928
44 Robert De Niro $2,552,845,097 77 $33,153,832
45 Dave Bautista $2,541,467,933 23 $110,498,606
46 Hugh Jackman $2,523,567,587 34 $74,222,576
47 Christian Bale $2,508,237,493 36 $69,673,264
48 Jack Black $2,496,371,818 27 $92,458,215
49 Gwyneth Paltrow $2,480,583,070 20 $124,029,154
50 Julia Roberts $2,467,816,166 36 $68,550,449
51 Cameron Diaz $2,466,609,332 28 $88,093,190
52 Denzel Washington $2,466,013,419 46 $53,608,987
53 Ian McKellen $2,462,927,187 18 $136,829,288
54 Ben Affleck $2,444,883,025 45 $54,330,734
55 Natalie Portman $2,438,247,847 33 $73,886,298
56 Ewan McGregor $2,414,430,382 34 $71,012,658
57 Kevin Hart $2,413,888,447 33 $73,148,135
58 Sebastian Stan $2,408,019,222 13 $185,232,248
59 Tom Hiddleston $2,394,719,717 13 $184,209,209
60 Rupert Grint $2,391,965,593 13 $183,997,353
61 Paul Bettany $2,362,328,420 15 $157,488,561
62 Mel Gibson $2,341,409,610 52 $45,027,108
63 Owen Wilson $2,302,375,304 36 $63,954,870
64 Adam Driver $2,296,465,332 20 $114,823,267
65 John Travolta $2,279,768,233 54 $42,217,930
66 Keanu Reeves $2,278,478,825 48 $47,468,309
67 Mark Hamill $2,259,950,834 12 $188,329,236
68 Morgan Freeman $2,257,949,323 49 $46,080,598
69 Lupita Nyong'o $2,231,621,715 10 $223,162,172
70 Will Ferrell $2,225,479,496 39 $57,063,577
71 Paul Rudd $2,218,523,951 29 $76,500,826
72 Tim Allen $2,195,729,389 20 $109,786,469
73 Daisy Ridley $2,188,664,563 9 $243,184,951
74 Benedict Wong $2,185,545,418 6 $364,257,570
75 Ryan Reynolds $2,153,504,364 40 $53,837,609
76 John Boyega $2,152,544,397 15 $143,502,960
77 Sylvester Stallone $2,146,426,556 52 $41,277,434
78 George Clooney $2,135,081,803 34 $62,796,524
79 Idris Elba $2,109,256,993 31 $68,040,548
80 Mike Myers $2,089,586,866 15 $139,305,791
81 Martin Freeman $2,070,400,545 14 $147,885,753
82 Meryl Streep $2,051,507,994 50 $41,030,160
83 Channing Tatum $2,047,856,154 31 $66,059,876
84 Michael Douglas $2,007,954,580 36 $55,776,516
85 Pom Klementieff $1,930,022,716 5 $386,004,543
86 Shia LaBeouf $1,923,757,575 27 $71,250,281
87 Robert Pattinson $1,884,804,183 24 $78,533,508
88 Sam Worthington $1,877,470,756 23 $81,629,163
89 Josh Gad $1,875,782,110 17 $110,340,124
90 Bill Murray $1,871,374,983 36 $51,982,638
91 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,844,683,297 37 $49,856,305
92 Kevin Costner $1,840,898,231 40 $46,022,456
93 Clint Eastwood $1,819,074,512 48 $37,897,386
94 Seth Rogen $1,817,490,863 24 $75,728,786
95 Angela Bassett $1,814,516,008 15 $120,967,734
96 Russell Crowe $1,772,999,150 43 $41,232,538
97 Reese Witherspoon $1,754,006,467 37 $47,405,580
98 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,745,985,584 34 $51,352,517
99 Chris Pine $1,707,387,848 20 $85,369,392
100 Dustin Hoffman $1,697,122,428 33 $51,427,952

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

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

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