Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Leading Stars
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.
1
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) |
2
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) |
3
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) |
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