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Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Andy Serkis
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($2,058,662,225 in 2015), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($1,322,211,861 in 2017), Black Panther ($1,320,072,936 in 2018), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,141,403,341 in 2003), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($1,017,003,568 in 2012), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($934,699,645 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($887,210,985 in 2001), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($710,644,566 in 2014), King Kong ($550,517,357 in 2005), War for the Planet of the Apes ($490,280,162 in 2017) |
2
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,408,218,722 in 2015), Jurassic Park ($1,038,812,584 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($848,998,877 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($656,695,615 in 2002), The Incredibles ($614,726,752 in 2004), Kong: Skull Island ($561,137,727 in 2017), Django Unchained ($449,948,323 in 2012), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($404,561,724 in 2015), Die Hard: With a Vengeance ($366,101,666 in 1995) |
3
Alan Rickman
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 39 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,341,511,219 in 2011), Alice in Wonderland ($1,025,491,110 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($974,755,371 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($960,283,305 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($942,943,935 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($935,083,686 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($896,911,078 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($878,979,634 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($796,688,549 in 2004), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ($390,500,000 in 1991) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Serkis | $11,453,736,721 | 18 | $636,318,707 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,681,364,411 | 62 | $172,280,071 |
| 3 | Alan Rickman | $10,090,174,701 | 19 | $531,061,826 |
| 4 | Morgan Freeman | $9,777,022,690 | 48 | $203,687,973 |
| 5 | Johnny Depp | $9,716,490,597 | 52 | $186,855,588 |
| 6 | Emma Watson | $9,478,685,969 | 16 | $592,417,873 |
| 7 | Harrison Ford | $9,009,595,609 | 33 | $273,018,049 |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,975,650,834 | 24 | $373,985,451 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $8,901,426,446 | 38 | $234,248,064 |
| 10 | Stanley Tucci | $8,726,852,064 | 35 | $249,338,630 |
| 11 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,673,316,271 | 13 | $667,178,175 |
| 12 | Cate Blanchett | $8,555,645,088 | 30 | $285,188,170 |
| 13 | Tom Hanks | $8,525,872,311 | 50 | $170,517,446 |
| 14 | Orlando Bloom | $8,234,266,206 | 18 | $457,459,234 |
| 15 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,230,776,317 | 18 | $457,265,351 |
| 16 | Vin Diesel | $8,210,244,553 | 20 | $410,512,228 |
| 17 | Ralph Fiennes | $8,193,390,245 | 23 | $356,234,358 |
| 18 | Ian McKellen | $8,152,498,930 | 14 | $582,321,352 |
| 19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $8,020,269,741 | 19 | $422,119,460 |
| 20 | Gary Oldman | $7,786,666,425 | 25 | $311,466,657 |
| 21 | Rupert Grint | $7,741,267,319 | 14 | $552,947,666 |
| 22 | Will Smith | $7,726,541,593 | 28 | $275,947,914 |
| 23 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $7,699,517,778 | 50 | $153,990,356 |
| 24 | Hugo Weaving | $7,646,986,785 | 19 | $402,472,989 |
| 25 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,525,927,855 | 35 | $215,026,510 |
| 26 | Scarlett Johansson | $7,174,718,884 | 30 | $239,157,296 |
| 27 | Stellan Skarsgård | $7,126,252,593 | 34 | $209,595,665 |
| 28 | Idris Elba | $7,068,674,215 | 23 | $307,333,662 |
| 29 | Cameron Diaz | $7,022,820,019 | 27 | $260,104,445 |
| 30 | Liam Neeson | $6,862,318,667 | 38 | $180,587,333 |
| 31 | Elizabeth Banks | $6,803,301,403 | 35 | $194,380,040 |
| 32 | Michael Gambon | $6,703,766,139 | 13 | $515,674,318 |
| 33 | Zoe Saldana | $6,684,514,569 | 25 | $267,380,583 |
| 34 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $6,631,842,662 | 28 | $236,851,524 |
| 35 | Matt Damon | $6,589,288,056 | 38 | $173,402,317 |
| 36 | Woody Harrelson | $6,584,438,132 | 37 | $177,957,787 |
| 37 | Owen Wilson | $6,553,878,828 | 39 | $168,048,175 |
| 38 | Brad Pitt | $6,531,853,852 | 41 | $159,313,509 |
| 39 | Hugh Jackman | $6,530,067,296 | 28 | $233,216,689 |
| 40 | Tom Felton | $6,451,511,012 | 15 | $430,100,734 |
| 41 | Steve Carell | $6,356,325,841 | 26 | $244,474,071 |
| 42 | Bruce Willis | $6,334,683,580 | 42 | $150,825,800 |
| 43 | Michael Caine | $6,316,725,977 | 28 | $225,597,356 |
| 44 | Timothy Spall | $6,269,624,586 | 22 | $284,982,936 |
| 45 | Julie Walters | $6,254,179,432 | 14 | $446,727,102 |
| 46 | Brendan Gleeson | $6,236,234,191 | 29 | $215,042,558 |
| 47 | Maggie Smith | $6,221,194,609 | 23 | $270,486,722 |
| 48 | Christopher Lee | $6,191,566,985 | 14 | $442,254,785 |
| 49 | Anthony Daniels | $6,171,491,417 | 6 | $1,028,581,903 |
| 50 | Tyrese Gibson | $6,148,142,703 | 12 | $512,345,225 |
| 51 | Don Cheadle | $6,130,015,223 | 19 | $322,632,380 |
| 52 | Ewan McGregor | $5,856,365,229 | 30 | $195,212,174 |
| 53 | Lupita Nyong'o | $5,851,714,315 | 6 | $975,285,719 |
| 54 | Jennifer Lawrence | $5,766,447,586 | 20 | $288,322,379 |
| 55 | Mark Wahlberg | $5,760,786,237 | 34 | $169,434,889 |
| 56 | Ben Stiller | $5,691,689,606 | 29 | $196,265,159 |
| 57 | Kristen Wiig | $5,684,103,988 | 23 | $247,134,956 |
| 58 | Bradley Cooper | $5,596,037,792 | 28 | $199,858,493 |
| 59 | Jeremy Renner | $5,440,274,629 | 16 | $340,017,164 |
| 60 | John Cleese | $5,419,762,323 | 14 | $387,125,880 |
| 61 | Carrie Fisher | $5,375,606,679 | 8 | $671,950,835 |
| 62 | J.K. Simmons | $5,375,405,351 | 32 | $167,981,417 |
| 63 | Mark Hamill | $5,294,875,353 | 10 | $529,487,535 |
| 64 | John Ratzenberger | $5,228,303,820 | 12 | $435,691,985 |
| 65 | Ben Affleck | $5,217,323,420 | 29 | $179,907,704 |
| 66 | Julie Andrews | $5,207,536,442 | 11 | $473,412,404 |
| 67 | David Thewlis | $5,203,331,773 | 23 | $226,231,816 |
| 68 | Robert De Niro | $5,141,266,097 | 52 | $98,870,502 |
| 69 | Emma Thompson | $5,114,733,307 | 19 | $269,196,490 |
| 70 | Anthony Hopkins | $5,091,228,894 | 30 | $169,707,630 |
| 71 | Alan Tudyk | $5,050,967,940 | 15 | $336,731,196 |
| 72 | Sigourney Weaver | $4,982,961,676 | 22 | $226,498,258 |
| 73 | Antonio Banderas | $4,975,780,777 | 31 | $160,509,057 |
| 74 | Bill Nighy | $4,931,266,842 | 19 | $259,540,360 |
| 75 | Simon Pegg | $4,909,576,423 | 17 | $288,798,613 |
| 76 | Anne Hathaway | $4,894,203,904 | 18 | $271,900,217 |
| 77 | Oscar Isaac | $4,888,891,795 | 21 | $232,804,371 |
| 78 | Robin Williams | $4,866,276,064 | 28 | $173,795,574 |
| 79 | Ian Holm | $4,829,070,400 | 11 | $439,006,400 |
| 80 | Chris Pratt | $4,814,516,332 | 14 | $343,894,024 |
| 81 | Tommy Lee Jones | $4,797,844,478 | 29 | $165,442,913 |
| 82 | Geoffrey Rush | $4,790,687,229 | 17 | $281,805,131 |
| 83 | Giovanni Ribisi | $4,789,461,283 | 19 | $252,076,910 |
| 84 | Angelina Jolie Pitt | $4,780,504,146 | 23 | $207,848,006 |
| 85 | Jason Isaacs | $4,770,538,664 | 13 | $366,964,513 |
| 86 | Karl Urban | $4,769,311,351 | 15 | $317,954,090 |
| 87 | Warwick Davis | $4,757,849,088 | 7 | $679,692,727 |
| 88 | Willem Dafoe | $4,710,422,987 | 30 | $157,014,100 |
| 89 | Paul Bettany | $4,679,909,002 | 20 | $233,995,450 |
| 90 | John Turturro | $4,676,214,330 | 25 | $187,048,573 |
| 91 | Natalie Portman | $4,670,681,494 | 24 | $194,611,729 |
| 92 | John Goodman | $4,661,845,655 | 32 | $145,682,677 |
| 93 | Chris Hemsworth | $4,661,662,838 | 18 | $258,981,269 |
| 94 | Jack Black | $4,640,405,147 | 24 | $193,350,214 |
| 95 | Kurt Russell | $4,635,340,738 | 16 | $289,708,796 |
| 96 | Julia Roberts | $4,600,345,257 | 27 | $170,383,158 |
| 97 | Nicolas Cage | $4,597,744,416 | 48 | $95,786,342 |
| 98 | Sean Bean | $4,591,923,957 | 19 | $241,680,208 |
| 99 | Sam Worthington | $4,559,794,971 | 19 | $239,989,209 |
| 100 | James Franco | $4,543,917,119 | 50 | $90,878,342 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Andy Serkis: By https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore Gage Skidmore] [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Alan Rickman: By Marie-Lan Nguyen ([1]) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
