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Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide 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 live action acting role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies are excluded from the calculations in this chart, as are voice-only roles in live action films, and cameos.

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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), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($487,574,671 in 1999), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($415,404,543 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($414,378,291 in 2005), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($391,362,492 in 2019), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($310,676,740 in 2002)

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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), Oppenheimer ($330,078,895 in 2023), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010)

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Warwick Davis
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($936,662,225 in 2015), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($620,181,382 in 2017), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($533,539,991 in 2016), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($487,574,671 in 1999), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $8,698,725,825 118 $73,718,015
2 Robert Downey, Jr. $6,291,985,456 66 $95,333,113
3 Warwick Davis $5,744,651,384 22 $261,120,517
4 Zoe Saldana $5,592,642,756 44 $127,105,517
5 Jon Favreau $5,445,809,544 35 $155,594,558
6 Andy Serkis $5,430,453,848 32 $169,701,683
7 Harrison Ford $5,382,487,064 49 $109,846,675
8 Chris Hemsworth $5,323,775,103 31 $171,734,681
9 Tom Cruise $5,223,017,146 48 $108,812,857
10 Chris Pratt $5,100,432,426 33 $154,558,558
11 Benedict Cumberbatch $5,047,286,719 44 $114,711,062
12 Scarlett Johansson $5,045,782,226 51 $98,936,906
13 Don Cheadle $4,807,821,233 47 $102,294,069
14 Gwyneth Paltrow $4,758,929,392 46 $103,454,987
15 Morgan Freeman $4,653,903,323 92 $50,585,906
16 Paul Rudd $4,463,078,344 56 $79,697,828
17 Paul Bettany $4,411,797,776 32 $137,868,681
18 J.K. Simmons $4,378,406,647 84 $52,123,889
19 Chris Evans $4,378,121,941 39 $112,259,537
20 Dwayne Johnson $4,375,989,640 43 $101,767,201
21 Mark Ruffalo $4,273,010,741 52 $82,173,283
22 Jeremy Renner $4,263,399,707 32 $133,231,241
23 Willem Dafoe $4,231,794,875 105 $40,302,808
24 Stellan Skarsgård $4,214,545,770 60 $70,242,430
25 Marisa Tomei $4,190,161,506 60 $69,836,025
26 Gary Oldman $4,178,360,122 55 $75,970,184
27 Tom Hanks $4,077,514,278 63 $64,722,449
28 Woody Harrelson $4,059,437,523 84 $48,326,637
29 Elizabeth Banks $4,001,983,597 55 $72,763,338
30 Karen Gillan $3,893,854,957 27 $144,216,850
31 Anthony Mackie $3,891,706,322 56 $69,494,756
32 Benedict Wong $3,882,938,073 24 $161,789,086
33 Will Smith $3,858,070,164 37 $104,272,167
34 Matt Damon $3,837,654,233 63 $60,915,147
35 Johnny Depp $3,828,092,578 61 $62,755,616
36 Carrie Fisher $3,823,663,140 35 $109,247,518
37 Cate Blanchett $3,817,193,141 55 $69,403,512
38 Dave Bautista $3,798,309,298 40 $94,957,732
39 Lupita Nyong'o $3,711,930,236 14 $265,137,874
40 Tom Holland $3,707,989,220 21 $176,570,915
41 Simon Pegg $3,698,149,965 38 $97,319,736
42 Idris Elba $3,697,711,388 47 $78,674,710
43 Stanley Tucci $3,634,479,515 80 $45,430,994
44 Natalie Portman $3,584,008,784 50 $71,680,176
45 William Hurt $3,561,101,383 62 $57,437,119
46 Angela Bassett $3,533,666,284 44 $80,310,597
47 Josh Brolin $3,477,168,806 49 $70,962,629
48 Michael Caine $3,449,229,916 78 $44,220,896
49 Michael Papajohn $3,443,733,671 41 $83,993,504
50 Laurence Fishburne $3,435,675,998 70 $49,081,086
51 Domhnall Gleeson $3,400,695,554 27 $125,951,687
52 Robert De Niro $3,387,328,244 101 $33,537,903
53 Jeff Goldblum $3,387,319,553 56 $60,487,849
54 Mark Hamill $3,367,795,009 20 $168,389,750
55 Liam Neeson $3,363,081,471 87 $38,656,109
56 Hugh Jackman $3,301,975,786 37 $89,242,589
57 Helena Bonham Carter $3,282,503,044 45 $72,944,512
58 Robin Williams $3,262,981,354 64 $50,984,084
59 Tom Hiddleston $3,261,174,946 21 $155,294,045
60 Mark Wahlberg $3,231,393,260 60 $53,856,554
61 Judy Greer $3,208,992,316 71 $45,197,075
62 Jacob Batalon $3,200,703,644 13 $246,207,973
63 Emma Watson $3,172,714,022 18 $176,261,890
64 Maggie Smith $3,172,187,049 48 $66,087,230
65 Brad Pitt $3,170,918,985 55 $57,653,072
66 Donald Sutherland $3,154,702,802 79 $39,932,947
67 Orlando Bloom $3,152,606,480 32 $98,518,953
68 Robbie Coltrane $3,129,862,041 34 $92,054,766
69 Vin Diesel $3,121,643,633 29 $107,642,884
70 Tyrese Gibson $3,113,512,001 34 $91,573,882
71 Owen Wilson $3,110,076,016 54 $57,594,000
72 Toby Jones $3,106,170,146 56 $55,467,324
73 Sigourney Weaver $3,103,326,117 59 $52,598,748
74 Alan Rickman $3,097,724,291 34 $91,109,538
75 Ben Affleck $3,093,645,146 60 $51,560,752
76 Bryce Dallas Howard $3,091,909,620 22 $140,541,346
77 Ian McKellen $3,079,860,921 35 $87,996,026
78 Elizabeth Olsen $3,075,334,503 25 $123,013,380
79 Julie Walters $3,075,308,400 29 $106,045,117
80 Peter Mayhew $3,056,423,868 8 $382,052,984
81 Pom Klementieff $3,053,719,100 13 $234,901,469
82 Ralph Fiennes $3,048,454,890 56 $54,436,694
83 Bruce Willis $3,033,660,661 100 $30,336,607
84 Martin Klebba $3,032,291,035 41 $73,958,318
85 Will Ferrell $3,015,208,863 53 $56,890,733
86 Sylvester Stallone $2,984,934,818 63 $47,379,918
87 Sebastian Stan $2,975,801,639 32 $92,993,801
88 Bradley Cooper $2,973,698,005 38 $78,255,211
89 Winston Duke $2,959,756,892 9 $328,861,877
90 Djimon Hounsou $2,938,479,662 41 $71,670,236
91 Jim Carrey $2,928,111,743 37 $79,138,155
92 Christian Bale $2,918,295,682 50 $58,365,914
93 Letitia Wright $2,910,991,283 15 $194,066,086
94 Tommy Lee Jones $2,870,583,284 57 $50,361,110
95 Chadwick Boseman $2,869,509,662 12 $239,125,805
96 Oscar Isaac $2,836,892,904 36 $78,802,581
97 Michelle Rodriguez $2,835,489,134 34 $83,396,739
98 Paul Giamatti $2,833,798,270 64 $44,278,098
99 Julia Roberts $2,827,276,110 46 $61,462,524
100 Giovanni Ribisi $2,810,047,304 46 $61,087,985

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

Warwick Davis: By Official Star Wars Blog (2007 Disney Weekends #4: Warwick Davis) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons