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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.

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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 ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,298,674 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($902,891,983 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 ($631,441,092 in 2004)

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Chris Pratt
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 15 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,927,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,359,146,628 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,555,777 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022)

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Zoe Saldana
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,555,777 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($467,381,584 in 2013), Star Trek ($386,839,614 in 2009)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $18,066,109,875 87 $207,656,435
2 Chris Pratt $15,459,386,156 31 $498,689,876
3 Zoe Saldana $15,107,664,532 39 $387,376,014
4 Dwayne Johnson $13,921,157,824 40 $348,028,946
5 Robert Downey, Jr. $13,689,932,527 56 $244,463,081
6 Scarlett Johansson $13,502,495,538 44 $306,874,899
7 Vin Diesel $13,357,436,849 32 $417,419,902
8 Andy Serkis $13,334,547,585 28 $476,233,842
9 Bradley Cooper $12,884,047,729 40 $322,101,193
10 Tom Cruise $12,100,688,372 43 $281,411,357
11 Idris Elba $11,261,942,193 43 $261,905,632
12 Don Cheadle $11,088,602,199 27 $410,688,970
13 Benedict Cumberbatch $11,024,470,743 33 $334,074,871
14 Tom Holland $10,964,195,942 23 $476,704,171
15 Dave Bautista $10,869,993,432 40 $271,749,836
16 Chris Hemsworth $10,779,651,275 29 $371,712,113
17 Morgan Freeman $10,500,684,593 67 $156,726,636
18 Johnny Depp $10,490,591,383 59 $177,806,634
19 Harrison Ford $10,342,282,321 39 $265,186,726
20 Alan Rickman $10,251,576,401 23 $445,720,713
21 Tom Hanks $10,238,973,766 63 $162,523,393
22 Michelle Rodriguez $10,224,189,115 28 $365,149,611
23 Karen Gillan $10,168,587,986 27 $376,614,370
24 Cate Blanchett $9,993,254,785 46 $217,244,669
25 Will Smith $9,973,392,155 40 $249,334,804
26 Chris Evans $9,958,769,556 31 $321,250,631
27 Ralph Fiennes $9,854,637,351 46 $214,231,247
28 Paul Bettany $9,848,106,782 25 $393,924,271
29 Jon Favreau $9,741,618,449 17 $573,036,379
30 Emma Watson $9,671,013,144 18 $537,278,508
31 Anthony Mackie $9,595,334,165 45 $213,229,648
32 Stanley Tucci $9,502,545,593 53 $179,293,313
33 Willem Dafoe $9,363,909,809 69 $135,708,838
34 Mark Ruffalo $9,342,886,784 33 $283,117,781
35 Benedict Wong $9,048,503,039 14 $646,321,646
36 Robbie Coltrane $8,998,997,718 16 $562,437,357
37 Josh Brolin $8,951,323,122 35 $255,752,089
38 Lupita Nyong'o $8,654,469,470 15 $576,964,631
39 Stellan Skarsgård $8,644,617,794 44 $196,468,586
40 Steve Carell $8,599,625,132 36 $238,878,476
41 Alan Tudyk $8,492,632,922 25 $339,705,317
42 Jack Black $8,474,568,382 35 $242,130,525
43 Matt Damon $8,416,465,299 53 $158,801,232
44 Daniel Radcliffe $8,416,215,614 26 $323,700,601
45 Orlando Bloom $8,394,941,472 29 $289,480,740
46 Elizabeth Olsen $8,362,572,871 24 $348,440,536
47 Sebastian Stan $8,306,813,325 30 $276,893,778
48 Ian McKellen $8,240,062,768 23 $358,263,599
49 Jeremy Renner $8,228,267,035 24 $342,844,460
50 Gary Oldman $8,024,242,751 36 $222,895,632
51 Jeff Goldblum $7,944,588,098 36 $220,683,003
52 Hugh Jackman $7,909,910,001 38 $208,155,526
53 Woody Harrelson $7,901,632,892 62 $127,445,692
54 Gwyneth Paltrow $7,859,998,524 22 $357,272,660
55 Helena Bonham Carter $7,840,662,225 40 $196,016,556
56 Hugo Weaving $7,838,963,423 26 $301,498,593
57 Brad Pitt $7,831,693,070 53 $147,767,794
58 Pom Klementieff $7,826,755,183 11 $711,523,198
59 Sigourney Weaver $7,800,132,637 39 $200,003,401
60 Paul Rudd $7,790,554,043 41 $190,013,513
61 Rupert Grint $7,764,137,411 16 $485,258,588
62 J.K. Simmons $7,762,113,476 60 $129,368,558
63 Tyrese Gibson $7,720,915,171 26 $296,958,276
64 Liam Neeson $7,709,663,200 66 $116,813,079
65 Chadwick Boseman $7,604,189,596 12 $633,682,466
66 Keegan-Michael Key $7,527,940,064 31 $242,836,776
67 Oscar Isaac $7,510,721,834 35 $214,592,052
68 Tom Hiddleston $7,494,293,969 18 $416,349,665
69 Jason Statham $7,483,472,283 34 $220,102,126
70 Elizabeth Banks $7,442,587,231 48 $155,053,901
71 Kristen Wiig $7,428,811,549 32 $232,150,361
72 Seth Rogen $7,308,104,726 35 $208,802,992
73 Bruce Willis $7,211,872,757 81 $89,035,466
74 Julie Walters $7,188,181,836 20 $359,409,092
75 Leonardo DiCaprio $7,179,230,899 31 $231,588,094
76 Antonio Banderas $7,111,695,125 50 $142,233,903
77 Sam Worthington $7,083,168,470 39 $181,619,704
78 Mark Hamill $7,053,707,887 24 $293,904,495
79 Simon Pegg $7,034,377,909 31 $226,915,416
80 Cameron Diaz $7,032,308,826 33 $213,100,267
81 Ryan Reynolds $7,026,293,058 45 $156,139,846
82 Danai Gurira $7,016,927,020 8 $877,115,878
83 Owen Wilson $6,911,608,505 49 $141,053,235
84 Bryce Dallas Howard $6,796,157,379 17 $399,773,963
85 Michael Caine $6,790,781,067 48 $141,474,606
86 Michael Gambon $6,776,665,098 17 $398,627,359
87 Chiwetel Ejiofor $6,764,058,188 35 $193,258,805
88 Robert De Niro $6,666,054,232 75 $88,880,723
89 Timothy Spall $6,619,978,290 33 $200,605,403
90 John Ratzenberger $6,596,576,763 20 $329,828,838
91 Mark Wahlberg $6,583,159,118 51 $129,081,551
92 Brendan Gleeson $6,543,892,737 38 $172,207,704
93 Maggie Smith $6,523,579,389 34 $191,869,982
94 Emma Thompson $6,507,059,735 41 $158,708,774
95 Ewan McGregor $6,499,035,715 44 $147,705,357
96 Carrie Fisher $6,464,478,371 15 $430,965,225
97 Jamie Foxx $6,418,879,771 40 $160,471,994
98 Kate Winslet $6,406,103,378 33 $194,124,345
99 Alfred Molina $6,402,848,622 31 $206,543,504
100 Tom Felton $6,368,966,607 21 $303,284,124

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

Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons