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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 55 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 ($474,544,677 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), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($390,532,085 in 2019), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($380,270,577 in 2005), 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 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), Oppenheimer ($329,702,240 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 ($474,544,677 in 1999), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($381,193,157 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 ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $8,649,692,616 115 $75,214,718
2 Robert Downey, Jr. $6,291,229,725 65 $96,788,150
3 Warwick Davis $5,724,999,391 22 $260,227,245
4 Zoe Saldana $5,592,605,491 43 $130,060,593
5 Andy Serkis $5,422,062,834 31 $174,905,253
6 Harrison Ford $5,173,546,577 47 $110,075,459
7 Chris Pratt $5,100,468,426 30 $170,015,614
8 Tom Cruise $5,031,606,380 47 $107,055,455
9 Benedict Cumberbatch $5,027,945,039 39 $128,921,668
10 Scarlett Johansson $4,858,770,005 46 $105,625,435
11 Don Cheadle $4,807,821,233 47 $102,294,069
12 Jon Favreau $4,803,964,388 34 $141,293,070
13 Gwyneth Paltrow $4,757,767,042 45 $105,728,156
14 Morgan Freeman $4,642,034,455 90 $51,578,161
15 Chris Hemsworth $4,619,441,699 29 $159,291,093
16 Paul Bettany $4,399,560,506 31 $141,921,307
17 Paul Rudd $4,320,950,266 52 $83,095,197
18 Dwayne Johnson $4,278,988,881 42 $101,880,688
19 Jeremy Renner $4,263,399,707 31 $137,529,023
20 Chris Evans $4,247,463,218 36 $117,985,089
21 Mark Ruffalo $4,226,784,700 48 $88,058,015
22 J.K. Simmons $4,200,829,300 81 $51,862,090
23 Marisa Tomei $4,188,254,798 58 $72,211,290
24 Gary Oldman $4,171,382,588 55 $75,843,320
25 Stellan Skarsgård $4,128,819,207 59 $69,979,987
26 Tom Hanks $4,037,976,605 59 $68,440,281
27 Woody Harrelson $4,017,854,121 82 $48,998,221
28 Elizabeth Banks $3,998,280,530 52 $76,890,010
29 Karen Gillan $3,887,722,028 24 $161,988,418
30 Benedict Wong $3,882,241,608 22 $176,465,528
31 Matt Damon $3,834,840,906 61 $62,866,244
32 Johnny Depp $3,827,700,340 60 $63,795,006
33 Carrie Fisher $3,823,663,140 35 $109,247,518
34 Willem Dafoe $3,822,070,523 97 $39,402,789
35 Cate Blanchett $3,764,396,625 50 $75,287,933
36 Dave Bautista $3,707,800,309 31 $119,606,462
37 Tom Holland $3,706,082,512 17 $218,004,854
38 Idris Elba $3,697,659,897 45 $82,170,220
39 Anthony Mackie $3,688,884,520 54 $68,312,676
40 Will Smith $3,664,496,947 36 $101,791,582
41 Stanley Tucci $3,601,898,860 78 $46,178,191
42 Lupita Nyong'o $3,572,878,352 13 $274,836,796
43 William Hurt $3,560,587,513 62 $57,428,831
44 Natalie Portman $3,536,871,076 48 $73,684,814
45 Simon Pegg $3,506,050,411 37 $94,758,119
46 Michael Papajohn $3,441,746,140 41 $83,945,028
47 Michael Caine $3,424,541,403 78 $43,904,377
48 Domhnall Gleeson $3,399,222,841 25 $135,968,914
49 Josh Brolin $3,392,891,166 45 $75,397,581
50 Laurence Fishburne $3,386,172,090 69 $49,074,958
51 Robert De Niro $3,378,584,542 97 $34,830,768
52 Mark Hamill $3,361,614,664 18 $186,756,370
53 Liam Neeson $3,344,815,597 86 $38,893,205
54 Angela Bassett $3,342,485,341 43 $77,732,217
55 Helena Bonham Carter $3,274,807,639 43 $76,158,317
56 Robin Williams $3,262,981,354 64 $50,984,084
57 Tom Hiddleston $3,255,042,017 19 $171,318,001
58 Mark Wahlberg $3,184,060,727 58 $54,897,599
59 Judy Greer $3,168,966,297 69 $45,927,048
60 Maggie Smith $3,166,165,808 48 $65,961,788
61 Emma Watson $3,164,386,443 17 $186,140,379
62 Jacob Batalon $3,160,164,078 12 $263,347,007
63 Donald Sutherland $3,148,295,154 79 $39,851,837
64 Orlando Bloom $3,144,351,477 31 $101,430,693
65 Robbie Coltrane $3,123,263,688 34 $91,860,697
66 Vin Diesel $3,121,267,946 29 $107,629,929
67 Tyrese Gibson $3,110,605,928 32 $97,206,435
68 Owen Wilson $3,110,076,016 52 $59,809,154
69 Toby Jones $3,104,202,430 53 $58,569,857
70 Sigourney Weaver $3,099,920,643 59 $52,541,028
71 Bryce Dallas Howard $3,090,317,217 21 $147,157,963
72 Alan Rickman $3,089,901,258 34 $90,879,449
73 Elizabeth Olsen $3,075,055,175 21 $146,431,199
74 Ian McKellen $3,071,288,207 33 $93,069,340
75 Brad Pitt $3,060,771,114 51 $60,015,120
76 Bruce Willis $3,033,660,661 100 $30,336,607
77 Ben Affleck $3,026,809,740 57 $53,101,925
78 Julie Walters $3,023,812,149 28 $107,993,291
79 Peter Mayhew $3,022,316,154 8 $377,789,519
80 Will Ferrell $3,011,629,019 50 $60,232,580
81 Sylvester Stallone $2,984,934,818 61 $48,933,358
82 Bradley Cooper $2,973,698,005 36 $82,602,722
83 Ralph Fiennes $2,954,359,336 53 $55,742,629
84 Martin Klebba $2,945,087,072 40 $73,627,177
85 Jeff Goldblum $2,914,088,433 55 $52,983,426
86 Christian Bale $2,913,520,759 48 $60,698,349
87 Letitia Wright $2,910,991,283 15 $194,066,086
88 Tommy Lee Jones $2,870,330,578 57 $50,356,677
89 Chadwick Boseman $2,869,509,662 12 $239,125,805
90 Winston Duke $2,866,856,537 9 $318,539,615
91 Pom Klementieff $2,857,133,779 11 $259,739,434
92 Oscar Isaac $2,835,849,467 35 $81,024,270
93 Michelle Rodriguez $2,835,489,134 34 $83,396,739
94 Paul Giamatti $2,833,121,860 63 $44,970,188
95 Julia Roberts $2,827,276,110 44 $64,256,275
96 Forest Whitaker $2,805,108,166 73 $38,426,139
97 Ed Harris $2,797,298,681 75 $37,297,316
98 Djimon Hounsou $2,792,135,717 38 $73,477,256
99 Sebastian Stan $2,781,238,371 28 $99,329,942
100 Giovanni Ribisi $2,781,011,602 44 $63,204,809

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