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Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top International 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 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.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,677 in 1999), 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) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Oppenheimer ($964,992,320 in 2023), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($585,171,547 in 2008) |
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 ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 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 ($845,468,744 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) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $21,040,799,267 | 115 | $182,963,472 |
2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $16,039,626,495 | 65 | $246,763,485 |
3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,346,304,647 | 44 | $348,779,651 |
4 | Warwick Davis | $14,556,195,899 | 22 | $661,645,268 |
5 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $14,168,771,953 | 39 | $363,301,845 |
6 | Andy Serkis | $13,796,897,059 | 31 | $445,061,195 |
7 | Chris Pratt | $13,521,701,525 | 31 | $436,183,920 |
8 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,242,907,919 | 46 | $287,889,303 |
9 | Chris Hemsworth | $12,443,189,114 | 29 | $429,075,487 |
10 | Dwayne Johnson | $12,423,207,189 | 42 | $295,790,647 |
11 | Don Cheadle | $12,408,355,780 | 47 | $264,007,570 |
12 | Tom Cruise | $12,354,696,920 | 47 | $262,865,892 |
13 | Paul Bettany | $12,183,650,138 | 31 | $393,020,972 |
14 | Jeremy Renner | $11,937,622,001 | 31 | $385,084,581 |
15 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $11,861,071,438 | 45 | $263,579,365 |
16 | Jon Favreau | $11,624,576,101 | 34 | $341,899,297 |
17 | Chris Evans | $11,576,257,207 | 36 | $321,562,700 |
18 | Mark Ruffalo | $11,506,272,860 | 48 | $239,714,018 |
19 | Stellan Skarsgård | $11,206,162,957 | 59 | $189,934,965 |
20 | Gary Oldman | $10,861,195,695 | 55 | $197,476,285 |
21 | Benedict Wong | $10,860,316,646 | 22 | $493,650,757 |
22 | Tom Holland | $10,629,880,778 | 17 | $625,287,105 |
23 | Cate Blanchett | $10,538,008,035 | 50 | $210,760,161 |
24 | Paul Rudd | $10,524,914,414 | 52 | $202,402,200 |
25 | Dave Bautista | $10,514,291,731 | 32 | $328,571,617 |
26 | Johnny Depp | $10,393,389,231 | 60 | $173,223,154 |
27 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,354,440,951 | 34 | $304,542,381 |
28 | Karen Gillan | $10,201,312,197 | 24 | $425,054,675 |
29 | Vin Diesel | $10,152,997,492 | 29 | $350,103,362 |
30 | Anthony Mackie | $10,148,334,437 | 54 | $187,932,119 |
31 | Marisa Tomei | $10,065,433,582 | 58 | $173,541,958 |
32 | Harrison Ford | $10,003,224,524 | 47 | $212,834,564 |
33 | Idris Elba | $9,947,395,082 | 45 | $221,053,224 |
34 | Morgan Freeman | $9,892,441,360 | 90 | $109,916,015 |
35 | Tyrese Gibson | $9,760,461,190 | 33 | $295,771,551 |
36 | J.K. Simmons | $9,658,417,922 | 81 | $119,239,727 |
37 | Emma Watson | $9,619,029,614 | 17 | $565,825,271 |
38 | Ralph Fiennes | $9,586,423,824 | 53 | $180,875,921 |
39 | Helena Bonham Carter | $9,521,574,127 | 43 | $221,431,956 |
40 | Orlando Bloom | $9,508,516,584 | 31 | $306,726,341 |
41 | Julie Walters | $9,429,496,962 | 28 | $336,767,749 |
42 | Josh Brolin | $9,363,363,340 | 45 | $208,074,741 |
43 | Tom Hiddleston | $9,345,264,867 | 19 | $491,856,046 |
44 | Robbie Coltrane | $9,329,827,461 | 34 | $274,406,690 |
45 | Alan Rickman | $9,263,459,100 | 34 | $272,454,679 |
46 | Willem Dafoe | $9,239,277,473 | 98 | $94,278,342 |
47 | Woody Harrelson | $9,140,484,730 | 82 | $111,469,326 |
48 | Simon Pegg | $9,097,992,624 | 37 | $245,891,693 |
49 | Will Smith | $9,001,852,511 | 36 | $250,051,459 |
50 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,960,313,893 | 21 | $426,681,614 |
51 | Natalie Portman | $8,930,834,229 | 48 | $186,059,046 |
52 | William Hurt | $8,888,174,215 | 62 | $143,357,649 |
53 | Jacob Batalon | $8,873,174,086 | 12 | $739,431,174 |
54 | Ian McKellen | $8,764,495,702 | 33 | $265,590,779 |
55 | Maggie Smith | $8,641,444,305 | 48 | $180,030,090 |
56 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,509,509,535 | 25 | $340,380,381 |
57 | Domhnall Gleeson | $8,454,924,257 | 25 | $338,196,970 |
58 | Matt Damon | $8,446,597,860 | 61 | $138,468,817 |
59 | Tom Felton | $8,391,881,498 | 27 | $310,810,426 |
60 | Sigourney Weaver | $8,322,735,840 | 59 | $141,063,319 |
61 | Stanley Tucci | $8,212,056,298 | 78 | $105,282,773 |
62 | Luke Evans | $8,211,489,736 | 30 | $273,716,325 |
63 | Tom Hanks | $8,153,804,993 | 60 | $135,896,750 |
64 | Liam Neeson | $8,014,226,466 | 86 | $93,188,680 |
65 | Sebastian Stan | $8,003,239,367 | 28 | $285,829,977 |
66 | Giovanni Ribisi | $7,987,680,545 | 44 | $181,538,194 |
67 | Pom Klementieff | $7,936,039,785 | 11 | $721,458,162 |
68 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,913,954,339 | 52 | $152,191,430 |
69 | Jason Statham | $7,907,524,961 | 44 | $179,716,476 |
70 | Michael Caine | $7,904,008,600 | 78 | $101,333,444 |
71 | Michael Gambon | $7,864,576,461 | 45 | $174,768,366 |
72 | Letitia Wright | $7,856,110,767 | 15 | $523,740,718 |
73 | Matthew Lewis | $7,843,599,661 | 11 | $713,054,515 |
74 | Toby Jones | $7,843,450,710 | 53 | $147,989,636 |
75 | Hugo Weaving | $7,838,217,090 | 32 | $244,944,284 |
76 | Brad Pitt | $7,806,449,200 | 51 | $153,067,631 |
77 | Geraldine Somerville | $7,806,044,006 | 12 | $650,503,667 |
78 | Josh Herdman | $7,719,551,408 | 9 | $857,727,934 |
79 | Rupert Grint | $7,694,798,024 | 15 | $512,986,535 |
80 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,677,935,197 | 12 | $639,827,933 |
81 | James Phelps | $7,656,909,003 | 9 | $850,767,667 |
82 | Oliver Phelps | $7,656,909,003 | 9 | $850,767,667 |
83 | Devon Murray | $7,648,463,324 | 10 | $764,846,332 |
84 | Bonnie Wright | $7,634,341,396 | 9 | $848,260,155 |
85 | Angela Bassett | $7,534,128,367 | 43 | $175,212,288 |
86 | Djimon Hounsou | $7,506,059,257 | 38 | $197,527,875 |
87 | Judy Greer | $7,490,344,859 | 69 | $108,555,723 |
88 | Mark Williams | $7,477,431,911 | 14 | $534,102,279 |
89 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $7,426,997,148 | 21 | $353,666,531 |
90 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,400,845,194 | 34 | $217,671,917 |
91 | Michael Papajohn | $7,398,235,689 | 41 | $180,444,773 |
92 | Lupita Nyong'o | $7,348,094,022 | 13 | $565,238,002 |
93 | Winston Duke | $7,284,742,928 | 9 | $809,415,881 |
94 | Helen Mirren | $7,263,320,862 | 60 | $121,055,348 |
95 | Carrie Fisher | $7,217,128,596 | 35 | $206,203,674 |
96 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,212,122,584 | 55 | $131,129,502 |
97 | Hayley Atwell | $7,211,052,012 | 17 | $424,179,530 |
98 | Martin Klebba | $7,202,063,634 | 40 | $180,051,591 |
99 | Brendan Gleeson | $7,150,066,322 | 55 | $130,001,206 |
100 | Judi Dench | $7,125,663,585 | 48 | $148,451,325 |
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
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons