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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.

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Samuel L. Jackson
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), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004), Kong: Skull Island ($561,072,059 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($404,561,724 in 2015)

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Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 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), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($953,535,821 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Sing ($631,064,182 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Lucy ($457,507,776 in 2014)

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Robert Downey, Jr.
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), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $14,667,204,541 69 $212,568,182
2 Scarlett Johansson $14,567,700,008 33 $441,445,455
3 Robert Downey, Jr. $14,387,194,294 44 $326,981,689
4 Zoe Saldana $14,295,238,865 33 $433,189,057
5 Chris Pratt $13,945,070,113 24 $581,044,588
6 Tom Cruise $12,094,695,611 44 $274,879,446
7 Vin Diesel $12,091,837,190 28 $431,851,328
8 Chris Hemsworth $11,954,043,000 28 $426,930,107
9 Bradley Cooper $11,275,963,064 29 $388,826,313
10 Chris Evans $11,268,089,271 28 $402,431,760
11 Tom Hanks $10,857,762,133 56 $193,888,610
12 Johnny Depp $10,355,114,026 52 $199,136,808
13 Dwayne Johnson $10,227,585,742 37 $276,421,236
14 Tom Holland $10,005,393,847 15 $667,026,256
15 Mark Ruffalo $9,828,963,194 23 $427,346,226
16 Emma Watson $9,231,957,977 15 $615,463,865
17 Don Cheadle $9,068,157,727 23 $394,267,727
18 Jeremy Renner $8,851,477,116 19 $465,867,217
19 Dave Bautista $8,762,851,459 26 $337,032,748
20 Will Smith $8,616,374,154 36 $239,343,727
21 Karen Gillan $8,519,221,694 16 $532,451,356
22 Elizabeth Olsen $8,424,041,479 17 $495,531,852
23 Daniel Radcliffe $8,357,182,016 24 $348,215,917
24 Benedict Cumberbatch $8,321,475,695 19 $437,972,405
25 Josh Brolin $8,299,903,408 25 $331,996,136
26 Harrison Ford $8,170,875,109 42 $194,544,645
27 Rupert Grint $7,648,556,278 13 $588,350,483
28 Chadwick Boseman $7,648,087,717 11 $695,280,702
29 Letitia Wright $7,562,947,810 12 $630,245,651
30 Leonardo DiCaprio $7,370,243,824 27 $272,971,993
31 Steve Carell $7,177,737,275 30 $239,257,909
32 Sebastian Stan $7,133,873,730 15 $475,591,582
33 Matt Damon $7,128,759,091 45 $158,416,869
34 Danai Gurira $7,027,751,905 5 $1,405,550,381
35 Tom Hiddleston $6,940,759,789 13 $533,904,599
36 Brad Pitt $6,922,963,379 45 $153,843,631
37 Paul Bettany $6,876,921,515 16 $429,807,595
38 Bruce Willis $6,761,295,465 88 $76,832,903
39 Eddie Murphy $6,750,824,376 45 $150,018,319
40 Liam Neeson $6,673,082,258 60 $111,218,038
41 Jack Black $6,635,818,987 29 $228,821,344
42 Pom Klementieff $6,555,100,214 5 $1,311,020,043
43 Benedict Wong $6,498,839,125 6 $1,083,139,854
44 Sam Worthington $6,490,524,824 23 $282,196,731
45 Ben Stiller $6,377,724,340 35 $182,220,695
46 Hugh Jackman $6,367,004,625 33 $192,939,534
47 Jason Statham $6,321,512,072 40 $158,037,802
48 Ian McKellen $6,285,185,026 19 $330,799,212
49 Gwyneth Paltrow $6,166,883,844 20 $308,344,192
50 Jennifer Lawrence $6,081,167,202 24 $253,381,967
51 Nicolas Cage $6,027,574,479 93 $64,812,629
52 Mark Wahlberg $6,023,055,916 46 $130,935,998
53 Cameron Diaz $5,827,053,005 28 $208,109,036
54 Ewan McGregor $5,817,794,903 37 $157,237,700
55 Christian Bale $5,729,839,948 38 $150,785,262
56 Jim Carrey $5,621,794,672 30 $187,393,156
57 Idris Elba $5,612,407,072 31 $181,045,389
58 Natalie Portman $5,578,770,250 34 $164,081,478
59 Brie Larson $5,497,106,893 13 $422,854,376
60 Josh Gad $5,471,744,884 17 $321,867,346
61 Paul Rudd $5,465,107,962 30 $182,170,265
62 Julia Roberts $5,436,161,400 37 $146,923,281
63 Sandra Bullock $5,400,503,732 34 $158,838,345
64 Martin Freeman $5,289,630,194 15 $352,642,013
65 Adam Sandler $5,242,335,290 43 $121,914,774
66 Keanu Reeves $5,192,902,178 49 $105,977,595
67 Robert De Niro $5,175,877,582 77 $67,219,189
68 Sylvester Stallone $5,143,927,087 53 $97,055,228
69 Ben Affleck $5,090,328,178 44 $115,689,277
70 Ralph Fiennes $5,084,743,581 31 $164,023,986
71 Ryan Reynolds $5,073,478,929 41 $123,743,389
72 Owen Wilson $5,010,728,781 37 $135,425,102
73 Adam Driver $4,984,486,222 21 $237,356,487
74 Michelle Rodriguez $4,950,394,056 18 $275,021,892
75 Daniel Craig $4,864,395,250 17 $286,140,897
76 Daisy Ridley $4,851,937,909 12 $404,328,159
77 Orlando Bloom $4,841,014,919 23 $210,478,910
78 Morgan Freeman $4,804,054,065 49 $98,041,920
79 John Boyega $4,795,262,477 15 $319,684,165
80 Robin Williams $4,760,847,075 37 $128,671,543
81 Mel Gibson $4,721,178,558 53 $89,078,841
82 George Clooney $4,703,412,498 35 $134,383,214
83 Will Ferrell $4,694,242,964 39 $120,365,204
84 Kevin Hart $4,672,166,786 34 $137,416,670
85 Robert Pattinson $4,654,812,248 25 $186,192,490
86 Simon Pegg $4,502,402,667 26 $173,169,333
87 Lupita Nyong'o $4,502,230,769 11 $409,293,706
88 Arnold Schwarzenegger $4,475,397,168 35 $127,868,491
89 Shia LaBeouf $4,461,875,750 28 $159,352,705
90 Denzel Washington $4,429,199,312 48 $92,274,986
91 Evangeline Lilly $4,395,633,202 8 $549,454,150
92 Meryl Streep $4,394,250,945 50 $87,885,019
93 Anthony Mackie $4,386,172,755 23 $190,703,163
94 Jude Law $4,382,031,237 34 $128,883,272
95 Jon Favreau $4,329,669,166 6 $721,611,528
96 Mark Hamill $4,281,787,616 12 $356,815,635
97 Anthony Hopkins $4,251,711,997 42 $101,231,238
98 Keegan-Michael Key $4,214,277,962 16 $263,392,373
99 Channing Tatum $4,205,911,525 32 $131,434,735
100 Russell Crowe $4,191,040,011 43 $97,466,047

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

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons

Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons