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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.

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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,454,001,110 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—The Final Reckoning ($576,506,176 in 2025), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($565,696,302 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)

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Dwayne Johnson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($792,472,668 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 ($474,590,832 in 2015), Rampage ($428,128,233 in 2018), Black Adam ($393,583,344 in 2022), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ($318,146,162 in 2012)

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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), Captain America: Brave New World ($413,640,021 in 2025), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), The Fugitive ($353,808,222 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $12,048,881,323 42 $286,878,127
2 Dwayne Johnson $8,799,194,420 32 $274,974,826
3 Harrison Ford $8,140,976,331 42 $193,832,770
4 Tom Hanks $7,542,860,421 51 $147,899,224
5 Vin Diesel $7,459,779,684 24 $310,824,154
6 Johnny Depp $7,152,920,300 46 $155,498,267
7 Brad Pitt $7,121,762,324 45 $158,261,385
8 Matt Damon $6,990,286,133 45 $155,339,692
9 Leonardo DiCaprio $6,544,711,079 27 $242,396,707
10 Jason Statham $6,376,105,242 43 $148,281,517
11 Bruce Willis $6,097,230,276 85 $71,732,121
12 Jennifer Lawrence $6,081,577,257 26 $233,906,818
13 Hugh Jackman $5,719,838,457 30 $190,661,282
14 Julia Roberts $5,394,153,620 38 $141,951,411
15 Samuel L. Jackson $5,350,266,109 61 $87,709,280
16 Ben Affleck $5,195,229,920 47 $110,536,807
17 Scarlett Johansson $5,191,689,523 29 $179,023,777
18 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,165,486,153 38 $135,933,846
19 Sylvester Stallone $5,133,780,228 54 $95,070,004
20 Will Smith $5,078,036,915 28 $181,358,461
21 Denzel Washington $4,896,068,243 49 $99,919,760
22 Daniel Craig $4,870,799,136 19 $256,357,849
23 Robert De Niro $4,814,908,205 79 $60,948,205
24 Robert Pattinson $4,790,875,688 25 $191,635,028
25 George Clooney $4,656,034,987 35 $133,029,571
26 Michelle Rodriguez $4,501,755,699 17 $264,809,159
27 Christian Bale $4,494,739,625 33 $136,204,231
28 Nicolas Cage $4,438,599,025 91 $48,775,813
29 Morgan Freeman $4,334,828,598 48 $90,308,929
30 Keira Knightley $4,309,337,208 29 $148,597,835
31 Jim Carrey $4,299,920,948 26 $165,381,575
32 Anthony Hopkins $4,277,840,998 47 $91,017,894
33 Keanu Reeves $4,255,545,057 48 $88,657,189
34 Sandra Bullock $4,242,900,421 34 $124,791,189
35 Idris Elba $4,180,064,058 28 $149,288,002
36 Robin Williams $4,172,762,704 37 $112,777,370
37 Ben Stiller $4,120,806,108 33 $124,872,912
38 Mel Gibson $4,060,614,810 54 $75,196,571
39 Kristen Stewart $4,054,020,467 32 $126,688,140
40 Paul Walker $4,023,969,240 16 $251,498,078
41 Angelina Jolie $3,999,792,474 23 $173,904,021
42 Bradley Cooper $3,953,551,923 25 $158,142,077
43 Will Ferrell $3,887,753,498 37 $105,074,419
44 Cate Blanchett $3,798,018,932 32 $118,688,092
45 Jack Black $3,775,836,191 23 $164,166,791
46 Eddie Murphy $3,759,607,795 42 $89,514,471
47 Charlize Theron $3,737,106,016 31 $120,551,807
48 Meryl Streep $3,728,367,502 48 $77,674,323
49 Orlando Bloom $3,719,796,528 23 $161,730,284
50 Pierce Brosnan $3,695,260,273 40 $92,381,507
51 Taylor Lautner $3,684,355,306 10 $368,435,531
52 Zendaya $3,680,428,142 10 $368,042,814
53 John Travolta $3,677,572,494 57 $64,518,816
54 Adam Sandler $3,593,704,600 38 $94,571,174
55 Mark Wahlberg $3,593,249,329 43 $83,563,938
56 Chris Evans $3,533,140,175 24 $147,214,174
57 Liam Neeson $3,489,819,627 52 $67,111,916
58 Chris Pratt $3,464,414,070 15 $230,960,938
59 Henry Cavill $3,454,074,881 14 $246,719,634
60 Russell Crowe $3,444,755,289 39 $88,327,059
61 Ryan Gosling $3,390,302,101 25 $135,612,084
62 Geoffrey Rush $3,336,809,482 15 $222,453,965
63 Kate Winslet $3,335,347,004 28 $119,119,536
64 Kevin Costner $3,324,719,453 42 $79,159,987
65 Arnold Schwarzenegger $3,276,609,536 33 $99,291,198
66 Jason Momoa $3,275,869,862 13 $251,989,989
67 Shen Teng $3,230,367,094 8 $403,795,887
68 Tobey Maguire $3,204,920,599 11 $291,356,418
69 Chris Pine $3,180,208,588 22 $144,554,936
70 Chris Hemsworth $3,141,022,024 20 $157,051,101
71 Jeremy Renner $3,140,862,487 14 $224,347,321
72 Colin Firth $3,134,930,797 33 $94,997,903
73 James McAvoy $3,106,663,205 21 $147,936,343
74 Tyrese Gibson $3,103,704,094 18 $172,428,005
75 Owen Wilson $3,053,156,499 32 $95,411,141
76 Margot Robbie $3,050,872,262 21 $145,279,632
77 Kevin Hart $3,039,543,559 30 $101,318,119
78 Don Cheadle $3,020,811,267 19 $158,990,067
79 Jackie Chan $3,003,366,499 43 $69,845,733
80 Michael Fassbender $3,000,819,797 28 $107,172,136
81 Michael Douglas $2,992,491,852 33 $90,681,571
82 Simon Pegg $2,992,023,252 21 $142,477,298
83 Michelle Pfeiffer $2,966,677,968 37 $80,180,486
84 Dustin Hoffman $2,895,372,743 34 $85,158,022
85 Jake Gyllenhaal $2,871,631,441 34 $84,459,748
86 Nicole Kidman $2,857,292,401 56 $51,023,079
87 Channing Tatum $2,836,883,247 29 $97,823,560
88 Cameron Diaz $2,835,029,775 25 $113,401,191
89 Jordana Brewster $2,829,375,441 12 $235,781,287
90 Chadwick Boseman $2,808,478,440 9 $312,053,160
91 Jude Law $2,796,931,530 33 $84,755,501
92 Michael B. Jordan $2,782,636,072 19 $146,454,530
93 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,769,594,787 6 $461,599,131
94 Richard Gere $2,750,987,454 46 $59,804,075
95 Tom Holland $2,722,145,969 12 $226,845,497
96 Gal Gadot $2,713,680,612 11 $246,698,237
97 Sebastian Stan $2,689,157,335 17 $158,185,726
98 Robert Redford $2,626,192,625 32 $82,068,520
99 Colin Farrell $2,609,197,056 34 $76,741,090
100 Tom Hiddleston $2,606,307,219 12 $217,192,268

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

Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons