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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Live Action Stars - International Leading Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Digital Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Hand Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Rotoscoping Stars - Worldwide Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Live Action 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
Tom Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,467,595,556 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($786,626,183 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($694,713,230 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($688,858,992 in 2015), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($566,644,143 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($549,588,516 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($457,697,994 in 1996), The Last Samurai ($456,810,575 in 2003), Rain Man ($412,800,000 in 1988), The Mummy ($409,953,905 in 2017) |
2
Dwayne Johnson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($795,356,912 in 2019), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($760,732,926 in 2019), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), San Andreas ($456,258,539 in 2015), Rampage ($427,947,217 in 2018), Black Adam ($390,455,088 in 2022), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ($318,146,162 in 2012) |
3
Harrison Ford
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($775,398,007 in 1977), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($549,001,086 in 1980), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($482,365,284 in 1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474,171,806 in 1989), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($381,408,656 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), The Fugitive ($353,715,317 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984), Air Force One ($315,268,353 in 1997) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $11,487,012,151 | 42 | $273,500,289 |
| 2 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,641,258,624 | 31 | $278,750,278 |
| 3 | Harrison Ford | $7,724,272,048 | 41 | $188,396,879 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $7,558,016,143 | 24 | $314,917,339 |
| 5 | Tom Hanks | $7,491,383,914 | 49 | $152,885,386 |
| 6 | Johnny Depp | $7,151,570,943 | 45 | $158,923,799 |
| 7 | Matt Damon | $6,985,516,207 | 43 | $162,453,865 |
| 8 | Brad Pitt | $6,828,084,906 | 43 | $158,792,672 |
| 9 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $6,544,372,614 | 26 | $251,706,639 |
| 10 | Jason Statham | $6,321,275,775 | 40 | $158,031,894 |
| 11 | Jennifer Lawrence | $6,081,167,202 | 24 | $253,381,967 |
| 12 | Bruce Willis | $6,042,140,290 | 85 | $71,084,003 |
| 13 | Hugh Jackman | $5,719,145,790 | 28 | $204,255,207 |
| 14 | Julia Roberts | $5,386,550,502 | 36 | $149,626,403 |
| 15 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,341,205,326 | 60 | $89,020,089 |
| 16 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,165,198,415 | 37 | $139,599,957 |
| 17 | Sylvester Stallone | $5,131,049,665 | 52 | $98,674,032 |
| 18 | Ben Affleck | $5,090,328,178 | 45 | $113,118,404 |
| 19 | Daniel Craig | $4,864,395,250 | 17 | $286,140,897 |
| 20 | Scarlett Johansson | $4,830,876,188 | 26 | $185,802,930 |
| 21 | Robert De Niro | $4,789,809,050 | 74 | $64,727,149 |
| 22 | Will Smith | $4,675,967,210 | 27 | $173,183,971 |
| 23 | George Clooney | $4,656,034,987 | 33 | $141,091,969 |
| 24 | Robert Pattinson | $4,654,812,248 | 23 | $202,383,141 |
| 25 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,548,471,825 | 17 | $267,557,166 |
| 26 | Christian Bale | $4,483,893,648 | 32 | $140,121,677 |
| 27 | Denzel Washington | $4,429,199,312 | 48 | $92,274,986 |
| 28 | Morgan Freeman | $4,335,014,969 | 47 | $92,234,361 |
| 29 | Jim Carrey | $4,298,916,539 | 26 | $165,342,944 |
| 30 | Nicolas Cage | $4,296,190,049 | 86 | $49,955,698 |
| 31 | Anthony Hopkins | $4,255,443,378 | 43 | $98,963,799 |
| 32 | Sandra Bullock | $4,243,231,973 | 33 | $128,582,787 |
| 33 | Keanu Reeves | $4,241,135,576 | 46 | $92,198,599 |
| 34 | Idris Elba | $4,178,392,879 | 28 | $149,228,317 |
| 35 | Keira Knightley | $4,176,250,848 | 27 | $154,675,957 |
| 36 | Robin Williams | $4,146,454,183 | 35 | $118,470,120 |
| 37 | Mel Gibson | $4,146,284,643 | 51 | $81,299,699 |
| 38 | Ben Stiller | $4,120,806,108 | 31 | $132,929,229 |
| 39 | Paul Walker | $4,075,489,573 | 16 | $254,718,098 |
| 40 | Kristen Stewart | $4,051,641,497 | 29 | $139,711,776 |
| 41 | Angelina Jolie | $3,986,325,506 | 22 | $181,196,614 |
| 42 | Bradley Cooper | $3,953,251,923 | 24 | $164,718,830 |
| 43 | Will Ferrell | $3,867,777,587 | 35 | $110,507,931 |
| 44 | Charlize Theron | $3,773,231,843 | 29 | $130,111,443 |
| 45 | Eddie Murphy | $3,759,607,795 | 41 | $91,697,751 |
| 46 | Meryl Streep | $3,737,135,187 | 46 | $81,242,069 |
| 47 | Orlando Bloom | $3,719,632,117 | 22 | $169,074,187 |
| 48 | Taylor Lautner | $3,686,625,162 | 10 | $368,662,516 |
| 49 | Cate Blanchett | $3,675,705,762 | 27 | $136,137,250 |
| 50 | John Travolta | $3,670,713,456 | 55 | $66,740,245 |
| 51 | Pierce Brosnan | $3,656,976,216 | 35 | $104,485,035 |
| 52 | Adam Sandler | $3,593,266,815 | 37 | $97,115,319 |
| 53 | Zendaya | $3,567,105,832 | 7 | $509,586,547 |
| 54 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,529,341,506 | 41 | $86,081,500 |
| 55 | Liam Neeson | $3,485,180,008 | 51 | $68,336,863 |
| 56 | Chris Pratt | $3,464,450,070 | 13 | $266,496,159 |
| 57 | Henry Cavill | $3,434,410,631 | 13 | $264,185,433 |
| 58 | Russell Crowe | $3,430,655,959 | 37 | $92,720,431 |
| 59 | Geoffrey Rush | $3,336,657,648 | 14 | $238,332,689 |
| 60 | Kate Winslet | $3,320,864,071 | 28 | $118,602,288 |
| 61 | Chris Evans | $3,301,631,743 | 23 | $143,549,206 |
| 62 | Kevin Costner | $3,287,100,824 | 41 | $80,173,191 |
| 63 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,276,609,682 | 32 | $102,394,053 |
| 64 | Tobey Maguire | $3,202,388,263 | 11 | $291,126,206 |
| 65 | Chris Pine | $3,176,834,117 | 20 | $158,841,706 |
| 66 | Tyrese Gibson | $3,147,514,147 | 18 | $174,861,897 |
| 67 | Colin Firth | $3,143,977,662 | 33 | $95,272,050 |
| 68 | Jeremy Renner | $3,140,862,487 | 14 | $224,347,321 |
| 69 | Ryan Gosling | $3,125,826,439 | 24 | $130,242,768 |
| 70 | Owen Wilson | $3,051,361,848 | 31 | $98,431,027 |
| 71 | Margot Robbie | $3,033,197,369 | 19 | $159,641,967 |
| 72 | James McAvoy | $3,029,356,588 | 20 | $151,467,829 |
| 73 | Don Cheadle | $3,015,417,881 | 19 | $158,706,204 |
| 74 | Kevin Hart | $3,009,389,507 | 29 | $103,772,052 |
| 75 | Simon Pegg | $2,991,104,641 | 21 | $142,433,554 |
| 76 | Michael Douglas | $2,981,491,733 | 32 | $93,171,617 |
| 77 | Chris Hemsworth | $2,962,107,029 | 20 | $148,105,351 |
| 78 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $2,956,532,032 | 35 | $84,472,344 |
| 79 | Michael Fassbender | $2,953,092,045 | 26 | $113,580,463 |
| 80 | Dustin Hoffman | $2,895,371,839 | 33 | $87,738,541 |
| 81 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $2,870,046,571 | 32 | $89,688,955 |
| 82 | Cameron Diaz | $2,835,029,775 | 24 | $118,126,241 |
| 83 | Jordana Brewster | $2,829,566,885 | 11 | $257,233,353 |
| 84 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,816,310,913 | 6 | $469,385,152 |
| 85 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,810,815,678 | 9 | $312,312,853 |
| 86 | Jack Black | $2,795,402,136 | 20 | $139,770,107 |
| 87 | Nicole Kidman | $2,793,267,506 | 54 | $51,727,176 |
| 88 | Jude Law | $2,792,295,445 | 29 | $96,286,050 |
| 89 | Jackie Chan | $2,776,336,505 | 38 | $73,061,487 |
| 90 | Richard Gere | $2,750,018,003 | 44 | $62,500,409 |
| 91 | Channing Tatum | $2,748,095,591 | 27 | $101,781,318 |
| 92 | Gal Gadot | $2,710,439,808 | 10 | $271,043,981 |
| 93 | Tom Holland | $2,710,294,566 | 9 | $301,143,841 |
| 94 | Jamie Foxx | $2,605,701,284 | 28 | $93,060,760 |
| 95 | Colin Farrell | $2,604,312,290 | 32 | $81,384,759 |
| 96 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,591,461,403 | 10 | $259,146,140 |
| 97 | Robert Redford | $2,576,272,614 | 31 | $83,105,568 |
| 98 | Angela Bassett | $2,556,839,197 | 13 | $196,679,938 |
| 99 | Anne Hathaway | $2,513,565,715 | 29 | $86,674,680 |
| 100 | Rebecca Ferguson | $2,488,260,268 | 8 | $311,032,534 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
