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Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Production Methods > Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars
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 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($700,868,363 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($694,713,230 in 2011), 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 ($410,333,326 in 2017), Mission: Impossible III ($397,501,348 in 2006), Edge of Tomorrow ($370,541,256 in 2014), Minority Report ($358,824,714 in 2002) |
2
Johnny Depp
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 37 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), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($963,420,425 in 2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ($790,697,888 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 ($345,924,923 in 2017), The Tourist ($278,731,369 in 2010), The Lone Ranger ($260,002,115 in 2013), Dark Shadows ($238,202,668 in 2012) |
3
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 44 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Da Vinci Code ($767,820,459 in 2006), Forrest Gump ($679,850,637 in 1994), Angels & Demons ($490,875,846 in 2009), Saving Private Ryan ($485,035,085 in 1998), Cast Away ($427,230,516 in 2000), Catch Me if You Can ($355,612,291 in 2002), Apollo 13 ($335,802,271 in 1995), The Green Mile ($290,701,374 in 1999), You've Got Mail ($250,800,000 in 1998), Sully ($238,552,082 in 2016) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $8,631,608,300 | 39 | $221,323,290 |
| 2 | Johnny Depp | $7,890,365,553 | 44 | $179,326,490 |
| 3 | Tom Hanks | $7,240,699,417 | 44 | $164,561,350 |
| 4 | Harrison Ford | $7,146,739,092 | 38 | $188,072,081 |
| 5 | Vin Diesel | $6,840,347,088 | 20 | $342,017,354 |
| 6 | Matt Damon | $6,586,502,683 | 37 | $178,013,586 |
| 7 | Dwayne Johnson | $6,287,720,647 | 23 | $273,379,159 |
| 8 | Brad Pitt | $6,013,493,106 | 38 | $158,249,819 |
| 9 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $5,992,511,947 | 25 | $239,700,478 |
| 10 | Hugh Jackman | $5,773,382,693 | 25 | $230,935,308 |
| 11 | Jennifer Lawrence | $5,752,575,110 | 19 | $302,767,111 |
| 12 | Bruce Willis | $5,532,175,510 | 53 | $104,380,670 |
| 13 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,168,640,440 | 36 | $143,573,346 |
| 14 | Julia Roberts | $5,143,676,925 | 31 | $165,925,062 |
| 15 | Will Smith | $4,950,603,975 | 23 | $215,243,651 |
| 16 | Ben Affleck | $4,940,570,868 | 32 | $154,392,840 |
| 17 | Robert De Niro | $4,506,168,697 | 65 | $69,325,672 |
| 18 | George Clooney | $4,499,274,047 | 29 | $155,147,381 |
| 19 | Ben Stiller | $4,473,166,412 | 30 | $149,105,547 |
| 20 | Robin Williams | $4,453,029,719 | 35 | $127,229,421 |
| 21 | Bradley Cooper | $4,341,083,965 | 24 | $180,878,499 |
| 22 | Sylvester Stallone | $4,310,644,210 | 42 | $102,634,386 |
| 23 | Jim Carrey | $4,295,539,350 | 27 | $159,094,050 |
| 24 | Scarlett Johansson | $4,233,066,339 | 22 | $192,412,106 |
| 25 | Nicolas Cage | $4,215,879,164 | 69 | $61,099,698 |
| 26 | Christian Bale | $4,164,816,833 | 27 | $154,252,475 |
| 27 | Sandra Bullock | $4,087,648,908 | 28 | $145,987,461 |
| 28 | Geoffrey Rush | $4,087,328,795 | 12 | $340,610,733 |
| 29 | Denzel Washington | $4,015,626,609 | 44 | $91,264,241 |
| 30 | Paul Walker | $3,967,586,509 | 13 | $305,198,962 |
| 31 | Keira Knightley | $3,957,834,484 | 21 | $188,468,309 |
| 32 | Kristen Stewart | $3,896,662,839 | 20 | $194,833,142 |
| 33 | Anthony Hopkins | $3,773,951,555 | 23 | $164,084,850 |
| 34 | Daniel Craig | $3,767,835,198 | 11 | $342,530,473 |
| 35 | Eddie Murphy | $3,753,392,043 | 35 | $107,239,773 |
| 36 | Morgan Freeman | $3,740,412,056 | 33 | $113,345,820 |
| 37 | Mel Gibson | $3,717,685,542 | 32 | $116,177,673 |
| 38 | Chris Pratt | $3,711,077,833 | 9 | $412,341,981 |
| 39 | Taylor Lautner | $3,691,610,056 | 10 | $369,161,006 |
| 40 | John Travolta | $3,667,131,608 | 45 | $81,491,814 |
| 41 | Orlando Bloom | $3,571,673,580 | 14 | $255,119,541 |
| 42 | Adam Sandler | $3,539,674,721 | 29 | $122,057,749 |
| 43 | Samuel L. Jackson | $3,537,430,731 | 49 | $72,192,464 |
| 44 | Robert Pattinson | $3,512,036,342 | 14 | $250,859,739 |
| 45 | Jason Statham | $3,423,134,199 | 30 | $114,104,473 |
| 46 | Cate Blanchett | $3,314,468,236 | 22 | $150,657,647 |
| 47 | Russell Crowe | $3,298,224,264 | 27 | $122,156,454 |
| 48 | Meryl Streep | $3,293,412,751 | 42 | $78,414,589 |
| 49 | Keanu Reeves | $3,284,819,905 | 40 | $82,120,498 |
| 50 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,268,797,785 | 28 | $116,742,778 |
| 51 | Kate Winslet | $3,250,597,773 | 21 | $154,790,370 |
| 52 | Kevin Costner | $3,243,919,648 | 37 | $87,673,504 |
| 53 | Mark Hamill | $3,218,773,306 | 8 | $402,346,663 |
| 54 | Carrie Fisher | $3,211,567,086 | 4 | $802,891,772 |
| 55 | Tobey Maguire | $3,199,209,422 | 11 | $290,837,220 |
| 56 | Idris Elba | $3,159,655,765 | 18 | $175,536,431 |
| 57 | Chris Hemsworth | $3,159,535,325 | 16 | $197,470,958 |
| 58 | Liam Neeson | $3,156,937,683 | 33 | $95,664,778 |
| 59 | Jeremy Renner | $3,097,932,483 | 12 | $258,161,040 |
| 60 | Angelina Jolie Pitt | $3,056,629,551 | 18 | $169,812,753 |
| 61 | Owen Wilson | $3,026,198,907 | 25 | $121,047,956 |
| 62 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,015,746,545 | 30 | $100,524,885 |
| 63 | Chris Evans | $2,989,686,342 | 19 | $157,351,913 |
| 64 | Michael Douglas | $2,889,916,296 | 31 | $93,223,106 |
| 65 | Don Cheadle | $2,871,510,517 | 14 | $205,107,894 |
| 66 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,856,897,387 | 23 | $124,212,930 |
| 67 | Charlize Theron | $2,854,429,104 | 22 | $129,746,777 |
| 68 | Dustin Hoffman | $2,831,261,269 | 27 | $104,861,528 |
| 69 | Cameron Diaz | $2,828,087,828 | 22 | $128,549,447 |
| 70 | Chris Pine | $2,799,621,949 | 13 | $215,355,535 |
| 71 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,780,638,339 | 13 | $213,895,257 |
| 72 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,774,537,122 | 6 | $462,422,854 |
| 73 | Nicole Kidman | $2,695,865,731 | 47 | $57,358,845 |
| 74 | Michael Fassbender | $2,676,521,782 | 21 | $127,453,418 |
| 75 | Richard Gere | $2,637,776,042 | 39 | $67,635,283 |
| 76 | Jackie Chan | $2,629,577,728 | 29 | $90,675,094 |
| 77 | Jude Law | $2,624,035,125 | 26 | $100,924,428 |
| 78 | Colin Firth | $2,599,521,604 | 22 | $118,160,073 |
| 79 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,590,890,912 | 9 | $287,876,768 |
| 80 | Henry Cavill | $2,534,481,908 | 6 | $422,413,651 |
| 81 | James McAvoy | $2,528,891,055 | 15 | $168,592,737 |
| 82 | Jamie Foxx | $2,504,924,952 | 19 | $131,838,155 |
| 83 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $2,420,356,644 | 31 | $78,076,021 |
| 84 | Robert Redford | $2,419,817,728 | 26 | $93,069,913 |
| 85 | Gal Gadot | $2,408,702,143 | 6 | $401,450,357 |
| 86 | Channing Tatum | $2,397,921,986 | 22 | $108,996,454 |
| 87 | Javier Bardem | $2,383,339,910 | 16 | $148,958,744 |
| 88 | Martin Freeman | $2,374,323,864 | 6 | $395,720,644 |
| 89 | Kurt Russell | $2,361,147,783 | 31 | $76,166,058 |
| 90 | Colin Farrell | $2,359,248,628 | 23 | $102,576,027 |
| 91 | Will Ferrell | $2,342,697,800 | 27 | $86,766,585 |
| 92 | Jack Nicholson | $2,333,923,681 | 27 | $86,441,618 |
| 93 | Zoe Saldana | $2,322,745,318 | 17 | $136,632,078 |
| 94 | Amy Adams | $2,280,500,648 | 13 | $175,423,127 |
| 95 | Sebastian Stan | $2,276,440,944 | 4 | $569,110,236 |
| 96 | Natalie Portman | $2,265,977,984 | 26 | $87,152,999 |
| 97 | Clint Eastwood | $2,260,418,954 | 47 | $48,094,020 |
| 98 | Rachel McAdams | $2,237,628,544 | 18 | $124,312,697 |
| 99 | Jennifer Aniston | $2,233,569,899 | 25 | $89,342,796 |
| 100 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,214,809,995 | 20 | $110,740,500 |
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
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
