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Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top International Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Johnny Depp
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1,066,215,812 in 2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1,045,663,875 in 2011), Alice in Wonderland ($1,025,491,110 in 2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($963,420,425 in 2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ($794,758,876 in 2017), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($634,954,103 in 2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ($475,825,484 in 2005), Murder on the Orient Express ($349,213,586 in 2017), The Tourist ($278,731,369 in 2010), Alice Through the Looking Glass ($277,442,381 in 2016) |
2
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Toy Story 3 ($1,069,666,004 in 2010), The Da Vinci Code ($767,820,459 in 2006), Forrest Gump ($679,850,637 in 1994), Toy Story 2 ($511,358,276 in 1999), Angels & Demons ($490,875,846 in 2009), Saving Private Ryan ($485,035,085 in 1998), Cast Away ($427,230,516 in 2000), Toy Story ($364,545,516 in 1995), Catch Me if You Can ($355,612,291 in 2002), Apollo 13 ($334,100,000 in 1995) |
3
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Avengers ($1,519,479,547 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,408,218,722 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,153,304,495 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($880,210,429 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($585,171,547 in 2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($535,663,443 in 2011), Sherlock Holmes ($498,438,212 in 2009), Due Date ($211,739,043 in 2010) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Depp | $9,614,494,977 | 47 | $204,563,723 |
| 2 | Tom Hanks | $9,494,276,218 | 48 | $197,797,421 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $9,319,136,065 | 41 | $227,296,002 |
| 4 | Emma Watson | $9,091,614,332 | 14 | $649,401,024 |
| 5 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,759,828,548 | 25 | $350,393,142 |
| 6 | Tom Cruise | $8,631,647,179 | 38 | $227,148,610 |
| 7 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,231,922,791 | 19 | $433,259,094 |
| 8 | Rupert Grint | $7,741,371,659 | 13 | $595,490,128 |
| 9 | Samuel L. Jackson | $7,663,338,146 | 53 | $144,591,286 |
| 10 | Vin Diesel | $7,611,768,302 | 18 | $422,876,017 |
| 11 | Harrison Ford | $7,142,812,476 | 38 | $187,968,749 |
| 12 | Dwayne Johnson | $7,071,598,794 | 24 | $294,649,950 |
| 13 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $6,824,914,029 | 25 | $272,996,561 |
| 14 | Will Smith | $6,767,131,891 | 25 | $270,685,276 |
| 15 | Eddie Murphy | $6,745,788,578 | 38 | $177,520,752 |
| 16 | Matt Damon | $6,723,459,667 | 38 | $176,933,149 |
| 17 | Ben Stiller | $6,376,334,127 | 33 | $193,222,246 |
| 18 | Hugh Jackman | $6,325,785,933 | 27 | $234,288,368 |
| 19 | Bruce Willis | $6,243,970,245 | 53 | $117,810,759 |
| 20 | Ian McKellen | $6,185,310,931 | 14 | $441,807,924 |
| 21 | Liam Neeson | $6,128,267,377 | 42 | $145,911,128 |
| 22 | Brad Pitt | $6,108,385,182 | 38 | $160,746,978 |
| 23 | Steve Carell | $6,087,738,194 | 24 | $253,655,758 |
| 24 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,080,486,493 | 18 | $337,804,805 |
| 25 | Zoe Saldana | $6,031,073,615 | 21 | $287,193,982 |
| 26 | Jeremy Renner | $5,989,132,931 | 13 | $460,702,533 |
| 27 | Chris Evans | $5,917,384,611 | 21 | $281,780,220 |
| 28 | Cameron Diaz | $5,821,291,012 | 28 | $207,903,250 |
| 29 | Jennifer Lawrence | $5,749,354,712 | 18 | $319,408,595 |
| 30 | Nicolas Cage | $5,359,319,310 | 72 | $74,434,990 |
| 31 | Ewan McGregor | $5,221,098,681 | 28 | $186,467,810 |
| 32 | Julia Roberts | $5,191,046,069 | 32 | $162,220,190 |
| 33 | Bradley Cooper | $5,112,443,330 | 24 | $213,018,472 |
| 34 | Sandra Bullock | $5,083,908,514 | 29 | $175,307,190 |
| 35 | Mark Ruffalo | $4,981,937,740 | 19 | $262,207,249 |
| 36 | Ben Affleck | $4,940,657,043 | 33 | $149,716,880 |
| 37 | Jim Carrey | $4,910,781,654 | 29 | $169,337,298 |
| 38 | Robert De Niro | $4,888,533,987 | 69 | $70,848,319 |
| 39 | Natalie Portman | $4,796,412,824 | 29 | $165,393,546 |
| 40 | Robin Williams | $4,763,552,768 | 37 | $128,744,669 |
| 41 | Orlando Bloom | $4,719,448,820 | 15 | $314,629,921 |
| 42 | Adam Sandler | $4,656,683,834 | 35 | $133,048,110 |
| 43 | Owen Wilson | $4,628,704,707 | 30 | $154,290,157 |
| 44 | George Clooney | $4,547,549,111 | 31 | $146,695,133 |
| 45 | Christian Bale | $4,484,588,779 | 31 | $144,664,154 |
| 46 | Martin Freeman | $4,423,114,276 | 9 | $491,457,142 |
| 47 | Shia LaBeouf | $4,417,775,562 | 21 | $210,370,265 |
| 48 | Sylvester Stallone | $4,318,644,210 | 40 | $107,966,105 |
| 49 | Mel Gibson | $4,292,632,157 | 35 | $122,646,633 |
| 50 | Ralph Fiennes | $4,253,324,647 | 15 | $283,554,976 |
| 51 | Chris Pratt | $4,228,638,348 | 10 | $422,863,835 |
| 52 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $4,217,272,626 | 29 | $145,423,194 |
| 53 | Morgan Freeman | $4,199,557,481 | 34 | $123,516,397 |
| 54 | Mark Wahlberg | $4,175,766,694 | 30 | $139,192,223 |
| 55 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,147,669,988 | 11 | $377,060,908 |
| 56 | Idris Elba | $4,120,478,142 | 19 | $216,867,271 |
| 57 | Geoffrey Rush | $4,091,086,869 | 13 | $314,698,990 |
| 58 | Don Cheadle | $4,086,978,324 | 17 | $240,410,490 |
| 59 | Mike Myers | $4,085,427,780 | 12 | $340,452,315 |
| 60 | Jack Black | $4,063,141,554 | 21 | $193,482,931 |
| 61 | Keanu Reeves | $4,034,491,135 | 42 | $96,059,313 |
| 62 | Sam Worthington | $4,028,859,904 | 13 | $309,912,300 |
| 63 | Denzel Washington | $4,012,130,021 | 43 | $93,305,349 |
| 64 | John Travolta | $3,992,062,149 | 46 | $86,783,960 |
| 65 | Paul Walker | $3,967,586,509 | 13 | $305,198,962 |
| 66 | Keira Knightley | $3,957,834,484 | 19 | $208,307,078 |
| 67 | Kristen Stewart | $3,896,645,912 | 20 | $194,832,296 |
| 68 | Anthony Hopkins | $3,796,979,548 | 24 | $158,207,481 |
| 69 | Josh Gad | $3,782,397,032 | 10 | $378,239,703 |
| 70 | Daniel Craig | $3,765,722,944 | 11 | $342,338,449 |
| 71 | Daisy Ridley | $3,730,602,989 | 5 | $746,120,598 |
| 72 | Taylor Lautner | $3,691,610,056 | 10 | $369,161,006 |
| 73 | John Boyega | $3,691,546,413 | 5 | $738,309,283 |
| 74 | Channing Tatum | $3,629,412,895 | 25 | $145,176,516 |
| 75 | Simon Pegg | $3,616,651,160 | 20 | $180,832,558 |
| 76 | Meryl Streep | $3,590,467,095 | 45 | $79,788,158 |
| 77 | Robert Pattinson | $3,511,117,673 | 15 | $234,074,512 |
| 78 | Andy Serkis | $3,510,535,676 | 8 | $438,816,960 |
| 79 | Adam Driver | $3,488,433,978 | 7 | $498,347,711 |
| 80 | Kate Winslet | $3,429,355,062 | 23 | $149,102,394 |
| 81 | Jason Statham | $3,423,134,199 | 29 | $118,039,110 |
| 82 | Ben Kingsley | $3,411,980,569 | 14 | $243,712,898 |
| 83 | Viggo Mortensen | $3,392,834,115 | 20 | $169,641,706 |
| 84 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,355,153,122 | 17 | $197,361,948 |
| 85 | Tommy Lee Jones | $3,329,644,652 | 22 | $151,347,484 |
| 86 | Russell Crowe | $3,298,804,131 | 33 | $99,963,762 |
| 87 | Denis Leary | $3,267,339,908 | 9 | $363,037,768 |
| 88 | Kevin Costner | $3,243,919,648 | 37 | $87,673,504 |
| 89 | Mark Hamill | $3,242,754,165 | 9 | $360,306,018 |
| 90 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,238,528,183 | 25 | $129,541,127 |
| 91 | John Leguizamo | $3,236,699,885 | 12 | $269,724,990 |
| 92 | Ray Romano | $3,234,536,613 | 7 | $462,076,659 |
| 93 | Carrie Fisher | $3,215,686,907 | 4 | $803,921,727 |
| 94 | Tobey Maguire | $3,199,209,422 | 11 | $290,837,220 |
| 95 | Jude Law | $3,160,714,665 | 27 | $117,063,506 |
| 96 | Cate Blanchett | $3,143,638,642 | 22 | $142,892,666 |
| 97 | Will Ferrell | $3,122,320,193 | 29 | $107,666,214 |
| 98 | Angelina Jolie Pitt | $3,106,360,405 | 18 | $172,575,578 |
| 99 | Chris Pine | $3,087,342,830 | 14 | $220,524,488 |
| 100 | Tim Allen | $3,080,736,735 | 18 | $171,152,041 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Johnny Depp: By Arnold WellsUploaded by MyCanon (Johnny Depp) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
