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Highest Grossing Stars of 1996 at the Domestic Box Office


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This list shows the highest grossing stars of 1996 based on the domestic box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 1996 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).

The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on domestic box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.

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Jim Carrey
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Batman Forever ($184,031,112 in 1995), Dumb & Dumber ($127,175,374 in 1994), The Mask ($119,920,129 in 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ($108,360,063 in 1995), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ($72,217,396 in 1994), The Cable Guy ($60,240,295 in 1996)

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Mel Gibson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 48 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Pocahontas ($141,579,773 in 1995), Ransom ($136,492,681 in 1996), Maverick ($101,631,272 in 1994), Braveheart ($75,545,647 in 1995)

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John Travolta
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Phenomenon ($104,636,382 in 1996), Michael ($95,345,070 in 1996), Get Shorty ($72,021,008 in 1995), Broken Arrow ($70,645,997 in 1996)

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Complete List

Rank Name Star
Score		 Movies Average
Billing
1 Jim Carrey 545 6 1.3
2 Mel Gibson 365 4 0.8
3 John Travolta 337 4 0.5
4 Sandra Bullock 335 4 1.3
5 Arnold Schwarzenegger 325 4 1.3
6 Brad Pitt 316 4 2.5
7 Michelle Pfeiffer 306 4 5.0
8 Tom Cruise 285 3 1.0
9 Denzel Washington 273 5 0.8
10 Bruce Willis 270 5 2.4
11 Robert De Niro 263 5 1.4
12 Robin Williams 261 3 1.0
13 Meg Ryan 256 4 0.8
14 Nicolas Cage 252 5 1.4
15 Val Kilmer 238 3 2.0
16 Tom Hanks 238 3 2.7
17 Rene Russo 232 3 2.3
18 Steven Seagal 226 4 4.5
19 Kevin Costner 223 4 0.8
20 Sylvester Stallone 223 4 3.3
21 Michael Douglas 220 3 0.3
22 Glenn Close 219 3 1.7
23 Morgan Freeman 219 3 2.3
24 Susan Sarandon 219 3 6.3
25 Demi Moore 210 4 1.8
26 Julia Ormond 204 3 3.0
27 Sharon Stone 202 5 1.0
28 Sean Connery 201 3 1.0
29 Keanu Reeves 198 4 0.5
30 Kurt Russell 197 3 2.3
31 Jeff Daniels 190 2 2.0
32 Wesley Snipes 190 5 2.8
33 Gene Hackman 187 3 2.7
34 Tommy Lee Jones 187 2 6.0
35 Dennis Quaid 183 3 3.3
36 Bill Pullman 180 2 2.0
37 Eddie Murphy 178 3 1.0
38 Jean-Claude Van Damme 176 4 1.0
39 Richard Gere 167 3 1.3
40 James Spader 166 2 6.0
41 Woody Harrelson 163 4 1.0
42 Harrison Ford 161 2 1.0
43 Ed Harris 161 3 2.3
44 Hugh Grant 158 2 1.0
45 Pierce Brosnan 157 2 2.5
46 Meryl Streep 152 2 6.0
47 Jodie Foster 149 2 1.5
48 Dustin Hoffman 149 2 2.0
49 Samuel L. Jackson 149 3 2.0
50 Uma Thurman 148 2 2.0
51 Jack Nicholson 144 2 5.5
52 Whitney Houston 143 2 1.5
53 Claire Danes 140 2 4.0
54 Rosie O'Donnell 133 2 5.5
55 Steve Martin 132 2 1.5
56 Christina Ricci 131 2 1.0
57 Chris O'Donnell 125 2 3.5
58 Adam Sandler 123 3 1.3
59 Neve Campbell 123 2 2.5
60 Julia Roberts 123 2 5.5
61 Nicole Kidman 121 2 2.5
62 Julianne Moore 119 2 2.5
63 James Garner 119 2 2.5
64 Billy Crystal 115 2 1.0
65 Whoopi Goldberg 112 3 3.3
66 Andie MacDowell 108 3 4.7
67 George Clooney 106 2 1.0
68 Liam Neeson 103 2 1.5
69 Emilio Estevez 103 2 5.5
70 Winona Ryder 101 2 5.5
71 Randy Quaid 98 2 3.0
72 Al Pacino 97 2 1.0
73 Tim Allen 97 1 1.0
74 Chris Farley 97 2 1.0
75 David Spade 97 2 2.0
76 John Goodman 96 1 1.0
77 Christian Slater 96 2 1.5
78 Rick Moranis 96 1 2.0
79 Elizabeth Perkins 96 1 3.0
80 Marisa Tomei 95 2 2.0
81 Izabella Scorupco 95 1 3.0
82 Famke Janssen 95 1 4.0
83 Cathy Moriarty 94 1 3.0
84 Eric Idle 94 1 4.0
85 Angela Bassett 93 2 2.0
86 Jon Lovitz 92 2 2.0
87 Matthew McConaughey 91 1 3.0
88 Bette Midler 90 1 1.0
89 Goldie Hawn 90 1 2.0
90 Diane Keaton 90 1 3.0
91 Annette Bening 88 2 2.5
92 Brad Renfro 88 1 10.0
93 Richard Dreyfuss 87 1 1.0
94 Vanessa Williams 87 1 3.0
95 Patrick Stewart 84 1 1.0
96 Brent Spiner 84 1 3.0
97 Kimberly Williams-Paisley 84 1 4.0
98 Alice Krige 84 1 10.0
99 Michael Jordan 83 1 1.0
100 Anthony Hopkins 83 1 2.0

The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.

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

Jim Carrey: By Ian Smith from London, England (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Mel Gibson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

John Travolta: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons