Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies 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 ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,937,929 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($848,998,877 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($656,695,615 in 2002), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004) |
2
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,553,421 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022) |
3
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($467,381,584 in 2013), Star Trek ($386,839,614 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $17,986,055,478 | 82 | $219,342,140 |
| 2 | Chris Pratt | $15,475,250,719 | 29 | $533,629,335 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,030,718,038 | 39 | $385,403,027 |
| 4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $13,721,077,188 | 55 | $249,474,131 |
| 5 | Vin Diesel | $13,455,587,002 | 32 | $420,487,094 |
| 6 | Andy Serkis | $13,346,027,660 | 27 | $494,297,321 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,010,113,607 | 40 | $325,252,840 |
| 8 | Bradley Cooper | $12,873,282,831 | 38 | $338,770,601 |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson | $12,754,681,805 | 39 | $327,043,123 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $11,536,816,024 | 42 | $274,686,096 |
| 11 | Don Cheadle | $11,114,708,988 | 27 | $411,655,888 |
| 12 | Tom Holland | $10,971,518,364 | 19 | $577,448,335 |
| 13 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $10,966,636,721 | 29 | $378,159,887 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $10,880,848,129 | 33 | $329,722,671 |
| 15 | Idris Elba | $10,750,647,029 | 40 | $268,766,176 |
| 16 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,671,976,022 | 28 | $381,142,001 |
| 17 | Morgan Freeman | $10,495,638,354 | 65 | $161,471,359 |
| 18 | Johnny Depp | $10,486,814,158 | 58 | $180,807,141 |
| 19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,322,426,301 | 28 | $368,658,082 |
| 20 | Alan Rickman | $10,249,492,060 | 23 | $445,630,090 |
| 21 | Karen Gillan | $10,194,700,910 | 25 | $407,788,036 |
| 22 | Tom Hanks | $10,172,302,833 | 60 | $169,538,381 |
| 23 | Harrison Ford | $9,936,850,575 | 38 | $261,496,068 |
| 24 | Will Smith | $9,908,963,555 | 40 | $247,724,089 |
| 25 | Cate Blanchett | $9,870,513,370 | 41 | $240,744,229 |
| 26 | Paul Bettany | $9,862,912,782 | 25 | $394,516,511 |
| 27 | Jon Favreau | $9,757,849,601 | 17 | $573,991,153 |
| 28 | Chris Evans | $9,757,756,553 | 28 | $348,491,305 |
| 29 | Ralph Fiennes | $9,619,660,893 | 43 | $223,713,044 |
| 30 | Emma Watson | $9,611,097,090 | 17 | $565,358,652 |
| 31 | Stanley Tucci | $9,407,781,806 | 52 | $180,918,881 |
| 32 | Mark Ruffalo | $9,246,937,449 | 29 | $318,859,912 |
| 33 | Anthony Mackie | $9,207,606,458 | 42 | $219,228,725 |
| 34 | Benedict Wong | $9,066,531,599 | 12 | $755,544,300 |
| 35 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,998,138,057 | 16 | $562,383,629 |
| 36 | Josh Brolin | $8,975,981,912 | 32 | $280,499,435 |
| 37 | Willem Dafoe | $8,677,909,933 | 62 | $139,966,289 |
| 38 | Stellan Skarsgård | $8,648,861,917 | 43 | $201,136,324 |
| 39 | Matt Damon | $8,413,026,863 | 51 | $164,961,311 |
| 40 | Orlando Bloom | $8,394,812,731 | 28 | $299,814,740 |
| 41 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,390,568,320 | 21 | $399,550,872 |
| 42 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,348,103,018 | 23 | $362,961,001 |
| 43 | Jeremy Renner | $8,259,005,894 | 23 | $359,087,213 |
| 44 | Ian McKellen | $8,244,572,532 | 21 | $392,598,692 |
| 45 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,182,087,512 | 14 | $584,434,822 |
| 46 | Gary Oldman | $8,009,585,713 | 36 | $222,488,492 |
| 47 | Sebastian Stan | $7,944,996,540 | 28 | $283,749,876 |
| 48 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,891,009,905 | 21 | $375,762,376 |
| 49 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,840,980,390 | 39 | $201,050,779 |
| 50 | Woody Harrelson | $7,839,923,219 | 59 | $132,880,055 |
| 51 | Hugo Weaving | $7,839,285,167 | 26 | $301,510,968 |
| 52 | Paul Rudd | $7,778,262,396 | 37 | $210,223,308 |
| 53 | Sigourney Weaver | $7,775,638,862 | 37 | $210,152,402 |
| 54 | Tyrese Gibson | $7,764,725,951 | 26 | $298,643,306 |
| 55 | Rupert Grint | $7,695,285,560 | 15 | $513,019,037 |
| 56 | Liam Neeson | $7,689,311,573 | 63 | $122,052,565 |
| 57 | Steve Carell | $7,654,335,369 | 34 | $225,127,511 |
| 58 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,637,265,693 | 12 | $636,438,808 |
| 59 | Brad Pitt | $7,538,678,103 | 49 | $153,850,574 |
| 60 | Jack Black | $7,487,596,599 | 33 | $226,896,867 |
| 61 | Jason Statham | $7,480,164,318 | 31 | $241,295,623 |
| 62 | Oscar Isaac | $7,463,134,759 | 33 | $226,155,599 |
| 63 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,436,624,734 | 47 | $158,226,058 |
| 64 | Tom Hiddleston | $7,436,365,071 | 16 | $464,772,817 |
| 65 | Alan Tudyk | $7,416,605,825 | 22 | $337,118,447 |
| 66 | J.K. Simmons | $7,403,191,676 | 58 | $127,641,236 |
| 67 | Keegan-Michael Key | $7,381,263,345 | 30 | $246,042,112 |
| 68 | Pom Klementieff | $7,275,358,791 | 9 | $808,373,199 |
| 69 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,177,638,759 | 31 | $231,536,734 |
| 70 | Bruce Willis | $7,156,782,933 | 81 | $88,355,345 |
| 71 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,154,668,610 | 34 | $210,431,430 |
| 72 | Sam Worthington | $7,052,256,949 | 38 | $185,585,709 |
| 73 | Danai Gurira | $7,044,779,827 | 7 | $1,006,397,118 |
| 74 | Cameron Diaz | $7,032,323,558 | 31 | $226,849,147 |
| 75 | Julie Walters | $7,001,795,683 | 20 | $350,089,784 |
| 76 | Owen Wilson | $6,909,816,309 | 47 | $147,017,368 |
| 77 | Antonio Banderas | $6,851,625,044 | 50 | $137,032,501 |
| 78 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $6,796,179,079 | 16 | $424,761,192 |
| 79 | Michael Gambon | $6,775,929,656 | 17 | $398,584,097 |
| 80 | Michael Caine | $6,753,931,861 | 46 | $146,824,606 |
| 81 | Mark Hamill | $6,651,262,294 | 18 | $369,514,572 |
| 82 | Robert De Niro | $6,633,931,618 | 70 | $94,770,452 |
| 83 | Timothy Spall | $6,616,350,300 | 30 | $220,545,010 |
| 84 | John Ratzenberger | $6,586,304,004 | 19 | $346,647,579 |
| 85 | Seth Rogen | $6,572,254,541 | 33 | $199,159,229 |
| 86 | Hugh Jackman | $6,570,967,689 | 37 | $177,593,721 |
| 87 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,520,107,519 | 50 | $130,402,150 |
| 88 | Maggie Smith | $6,513,896,279 | 33 | $197,390,796 |
| 89 | Carrie Fisher | $6,484,877,886 | 15 | $432,325,192 |
| 90 | Kristen Wiig | $6,479,032,910 | 31 | $209,001,062 |
| 91 | Simon Pegg | $6,459,144,807 | 29 | $222,729,131 |
| 92 | Ewan McGregor | $6,442,169,810 | 42 | $153,384,995 |
| 93 | Jamie Foxx | $6,405,700,867 | 40 | $160,142,522 |
| 94 | Kate Winslet | $6,388,792,692 | 33 | $193,599,779 |
| 95 | Emma Thompson | $6,382,821,950 | 39 | $163,662,101 |
| 96 | Tom Felton | $6,368,221,846 | 21 | $303,248,659 |
| 97 | Alfred Molina | $6,363,578,371 | 29 | $219,433,737 |
| 98 | Brendan Gleeson | $6,345,109,261 | 38 | $166,976,560 |
| 99 | Christopher Lee | $6,209,514,104 | 27 | $229,982,004 |
| 100 | Letitia Wright | $6,185,783,986 | 12 | $515,481,999 |
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
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
