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Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top International 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 live action acting role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies are excluded from the calculations in this chart, as are voice-only roles in live action films, and cameos.
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), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), 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. I: The Phantom Menace ($1,040,074,671 in 1999), 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) |
2
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 ($2,748,242,781 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), Oppenheimer ($976,120,348 in 2023), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,651,127 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($585,171,547 in 2008) |
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 | $21,014,467,837 | 115 | $182,734,503 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $16,010,464,855 | 65 | $246,314,844 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,305,672,408 | 45 | $340,126,054 |
| 4 | Warwick Davis | $14,561,311,687 | 22 | $661,877,804 |
| 5 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $14,129,693,413 | 40 | $353,242,335 |
| 6 | Andy Serkis | $13,805,020,843 | 32 | $431,406,901 |
| 7 | Chris Pratt | $13,481,032,021 | 31 | $434,872,001 |
| 8 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,202,280,341 | 47 | $280,899,582 |
| 9 | Chris Hemsworth | $12,573,915,847 | 29 | $433,583,305 |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson | $12,423,186,167 | 42 | $295,790,147 |
| 11 | Don Cheadle | $12,367,814,751 | 47 | $263,144,995 |
| 12 | Tom Cruise | $12,351,846,819 | 47 | $262,805,251 |
| 13 | Paul Bettany | $12,142,980,634 | 32 | $379,468,145 |
| 14 | Jeremy Renner | $11,896,952,497 | 31 | $383,772,661 |
| 15 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $11,820,781,770 | 45 | $262,684,039 |
| 16 | Jon Favreau | $11,585,813,305 | 34 | $340,759,215 |
| 17 | Chris Evans | $11,535,587,703 | 36 | $320,432,992 |
| 18 | Mark Ruffalo | $11,464,953,695 | 48 | $238,853,202 |
| 19 | Stellan Skarsgård | $11,342,255,164 | 59 | $192,241,613 |
| 20 | Gary Oldman | $10,880,537,307 | 55 | $197,827,951 |
| 21 | Benedict Wong | $10,820,343,607 | 22 | $491,833,800 |
| 22 | Paul Rudd | $10,616,771,053 | 52 | $204,168,674 |
| 23 | Dave Bautista | $10,603,980,055 | 33 | $321,332,729 |
| 24 | Tom Holland | $10,591,117,982 | 17 | $623,006,940 |
| 25 | Cate Blanchett | $10,560,448,645 | 51 | $207,067,620 |
| 26 | Johnny Depp | $10,393,602,472 | 60 | $173,226,708 |
| 27 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,354,419,487 | 34 | $304,541,750 |
| 28 | Karen Gillan | $10,162,201,498 | 25 | $406,488,060 |
| 29 | Vin Diesel | $10,152,976,028 | 29 | $350,102,622 |
| 30 | Anthony Mackie | $10,107,664,933 | 55 | $183,775,726 |
| 31 | Marisa Tomei | $10,026,670,786 | 58 | $172,873,634 |
| 32 | Harrison Ford | $10,005,774,301 | 47 | $212,888,815 |
| 33 | Idris Elba | $9,947,395,082 | 45 | $221,053,224 |
| 34 | Morgan Freeman | $9,908,476,027 | 90 | $110,094,178 |
| 35 | Tyrese Gibson | $9,760,545,921 | 33 | $295,774,119 |
| 36 | J.K. Simmons | $9,663,064,964 | 82 | $117,842,256 |
| 37 | Emma Watson | $9,611,097,090 | 17 | $565,358,652 |
| 38 | Ralph Fiennes | $9,578,505,468 | 53 | $180,726,518 |
| 39 | Helena Bonham Carter | $9,518,585,769 | 43 | $221,362,460 |
| 40 | Orlando Bloom | $9,516,651,396 | 31 | $306,988,755 |
| 41 | Julie Walters | $9,467,348,663 | 28 | $338,119,595 |
| 42 | Josh Brolin | $9,452,902,968 | 46 | $205,497,891 |
| 43 | Will Smith | $9,335,032,210 | 37 | $252,298,168 |
| 44 | Robbie Coltrane | $9,321,894,937 | 34 | $274,173,381 |
| 45 | Tom Hiddleston | $9,304,586,854 | 20 | $465,229,343 |
| 46 | Alan Rickman | $9,255,526,576 | 34 | $272,221,370 |
| 47 | Willem Dafoe | $9,245,831,236 | 100 | $92,458,312 |
| 48 | Woody Harrelson | $9,140,457,060 | 83 | $110,125,989 |
| 49 | Simon Pegg | $9,097,992,624 | 37 | $245,891,693 |
| 50 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,919,644,389 | 22 | $405,438,381 |
| 51 | Natalie Portman | $8,903,569,391 | 48 | $185,491,029 |
| 52 | Jacob Batalon | $8,882,574,953 | 12 | $740,214,579 |
| 53 | William Hurt | $8,847,507,514 | 62 | $142,701,734 |
| 54 | Ian McKellen | $8,772,619,396 | 33 | $265,836,951 |
| 55 | Maggie Smith | $8,641,198,692 | 48 | $180,024,973 |
| 56 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,501,577,011 | 25 | $340,063,080 |
| 57 | Matt Damon | $8,460,505,720 | 61 | $138,696,815 |
| 58 | Domhnall Gleeson | $8,457,991,750 | 25 | $338,319,670 |
| 59 | Tom Felton | $8,383,948,974 | 27 | $310,516,629 |
| 60 | Sigourney Weaver | $8,325,062,063 | 59 | $141,102,747 |
| 61 | Stanley Tucci | $8,212,056,298 | 78 | $105,282,773 |
| 62 | Luke Evans | $8,211,462,066 | 30 | $273,715,402 |
| 63 | Tom Hanks | $8,153,805,282 | 60 | $135,896,755 |
| 64 | Liam Neeson | $8,029,866,627 | 85 | $94,469,019 |
| 65 | Giovanni Ribisi | $8,000,127,758 | 46 | $173,915,821 |
| 66 | Sebastian Stan | $7,962,569,863 | 29 | $274,571,375 |
| 67 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,917,168,430 | 54 | $146,614,230 |
| 68 | Michael Caine | $7,913,145,183 | 78 | $101,450,579 |
| 69 | Jason Statham | $7,907,289,833 | 44 | $179,711,133 |
| 70 | Pom Klementieff | $7,895,370,281 | 12 | $657,947,523 |
| 71 | Michael Gambon | $7,857,136,691 | 45 | $174,603,038 |
| 72 | Hugo Weaving | $7,846,449,102 | 32 | $245,201,534 |
| 73 | Toby Jones | $7,838,175,595 | 53 | $147,890,106 |
| 74 | Matthew Lewis | $7,835,667,137 | 11 | $712,333,376 |
| 75 | Letitia Wright | $7,815,441,263 | 15 | $521,029,418 |
| 76 | Brad Pitt | $7,806,449,200 | 51 | $153,067,631 |
| 77 | Geraldine Somerville | $7,798,111,482 | 12 | $649,842,624 |
| 78 | Josh Herdman | $7,711,618,884 | 9 | $856,846,543 |
| 79 | Rupert Grint | $7,686,865,500 | 15 | $512,457,700 |
| 80 | James Phelps | $7,648,976,479 | 9 | $849,886,275 |
| 81 | Oliver Phelps | $7,648,976,479 | 9 | $849,886,275 |
| 82 | Devon Murray | $7,640,530,800 | 10 | $764,053,080 |
| 83 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,637,265,693 | 12 | $636,438,808 |
| 84 | Bonnie Wright | $7,626,408,872 | 9 | $847,378,764 |
| 85 | Djimon Hounsou | $7,616,192,042 | 39 | $195,286,975 |
| 86 | Angela Bassett | $7,493,458,863 | 43 | $174,266,485 |
| 87 | Judy Greer | $7,490,344,859 | 69 | $108,555,723 |
| 88 | Mark Williams | $7,469,513,555 | 14 | $533,536,683 |
| 89 | Lupita Nyong'o | $7,450,934,746 | 13 | $573,148,827 |
| 90 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $7,428,217,590 | 21 | $353,724,647 |
| 91 | Winston Duke | $7,418,749,232 | 9 | $824,305,470 |
| 92 | Michael Papajohn | $7,401,130,261 | 41 | $180,515,372 |
| 93 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,400,680,701 | 34 | $217,667,079 |
| 94 | Carrie Fisher | $7,217,128,782 | 35 | $206,203,679 |
| 95 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,212,123,005 | 55 | $131,129,509 |
| 96 | Martin Klebba | $7,202,063,634 | 40 | $180,051,591 |
| 97 | Brendan Gleeson | $7,192,679,814 | 55 | $130,775,997 |
| 98 | Hayley Atwell | $7,170,382,508 | 17 | $421,787,206 |
| 99 | Judi Dench | $7,125,750,970 | 48 | $148,453,145 |
| 100 | Laurence Fishburne | $7,111,904,137 | 69 | $103,071,074 |
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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
