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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.
1
Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,465,591,280 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 Dead Reckoning Part One ($566,644,143 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), The Mummy ($409,953,905 in 2017) |
2
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 ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($795,356,912 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 ($456,258,539 in 2015), Rampage ($427,947,217 in 2018), Black Adam ($390,455,088 in 2022), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ($318,146,162 in 2012) |
3
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), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), The Fugitive ($353,715,317 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984), Air Force One ($315,268,353 in 1997) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Cruise | $11,485,007,875 | 42 | $273,452,568 |
2 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,641,258,624 | 31 | $278,750,278 |
3 | Harrison Ford | $7,727,034,329 | 41 | $188,464,252 |
4 | Vin Diesel | $7,558,016,870 | 24 | $314,917,370 |
5 | Tom Hanks | $7,491,384,203 | 49 | $152,885,392 |
6 | Johnny Depp | $7,151,635,885 | 45 | $158,925,242 |
7 | Matt Damon | $6,986,767,601 | 43 | $162,482,967 |
8 | Brad Pitt | $6,828,084,906 | 43 | $158,792,672 |
9 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $6,544,292,437 | 26 | $251,703,555 |
10 | Jason Statham | $6,321,276,944 | 40 | $158,031,924 |
11 | Jennifer Lawrence | $6,081,167,202 | 24 | $253,381,967 |
12 | Bruce Willis | $6,042,140,290 | 85 | $71,084,003 |
13 | Hugh Jackman | $5,719,145,790 | 28 | $204,255,207 |
14 | Julia Roberts | $5,386,550,502 | 36 | $149,626,403 |
15 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,341,674,109 | 60 | $89,027,902 |
16 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,165,578,251 | 37 | $139,610,223 |
17 | Sylvester Stallone | $5,131,049,665 | 52 | $98,674,032 |
18 | Ben Affleck | $5,090,295,932 | 45 | $113,117,687 |
19 | Daniel Craig | $4,864,395,250 | 17 | $286,140,897 |
20 | Scarlett Johansson | $4,830,876,477 | 26 | $185,802,941 |
21 | Robert De Niro | $4,789,728,873 | 74 | $64,726,066 |
22 | Will Smith | $4,675,967,210 | 27 | $173,183,971 |
23 | George Clooney | $4,656,034,987 | 33 | $141,091,969 |
24 | Robert Pattinson | $4,654,811,997 | 23 | $202,383,130 |
25 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,548,472,552 | 17 | $267,557,209 |
26 | Christian Bale | $4,492,349,392 | 32 | $140,385,919 |
27 | Denzel Washington | $4,429,199,312 | 48 | $92,274,986 |
28 | Morgan Freeman | $4,342,575,203 | 47 | $92,395,217 |
29 | Nicolas Cage | $4,306,209,670 | 88 | $48,934,201 |
30 | Jim Carrey | $4,298,916,539 | 26 | $165,342,944 |
31 | Anthony Hopkins | $4,264,186,420 | 43 | $99,167,126 |
32 | Sandra Bullock | $4,243,231,973 | 33 | $128,582,787 |
33 | Keanu Reeves | $4,241,135,576 | 46 | $92,198,599 |
34 | Idris Elba | $4,178,392,879 | 28 | $149,228,317 |
35 | Keira Knightley | $4,176,250,848 | 28 | $149,151,816 |
36 | Robin Williams | $4,146,454,183 | 35 | $118,470,120 |
37 | Mel Gibson | $4,146,284,643 | 52 | $79,736,243 |
38 | Ben Stiller | $4,120,806,108 | 31 | $132,929,229 |
39 | Paul Walker | $4,075,489,573 | 16 | $254,718,098 |
40 | Kristen Stewart | $4,052,937,929 | 29 | $139,756,480 |
41 | Angelina Jolie | $3,986,325,506 | 22 | $181,196,614 |
42 | Bradley Cooper | $3,953,251,923 | 24 | $164,718,830 |
43 | Will Ferrell | $3,867,698,178 | 35 | $110,505,662 |
44 | Charlize Theron | $3,773,233,012 | 29 | $130,111,483 |
45 | Eddie Murphy | $3,759,607,795 | 41 | $91,697,751 |
46 | Meryl Streep | $3,737,140,477 | 46 | $81,242,184 |
47 | Orlando Bloom | $3,719,632,117 | 22 | $169,074,187 |
48 | Taylor Lautner | $3,686,625,162 | 10 | $368,662,516 |
49 | Cate Blanchett | $3,675,537,505 | 27 | $136,131,019 |
50 | John Travolta | $3,670,714,023 | 55 | $66,740,255 |
51 | Zendaya | $3,664,598,894 | 7 | $523,514,128 |
52 | Pierce Brosnan | $3,656,981,506 | 35 | $104,485,186 |
53 | Adam Sandler | $3,593,266,815 | 37 | $97,115,319 |
54 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,532,081,493 | 41 | $86,148,329 |
55 | Liam Neeson | $3,485,180,008 | 51 | $68,336,863 |
56 | Chris Pratt | $3,464,450,070 | 13 | $266,496,159 |
57 | Henry Cavill | $3,450,463,869 | 13 | $265,420,298 |
58 | Russell Crowe | $3,431,254,656 | 37 | $92,736,612 |
59 | Geoffrey Rush | $3,336,657,648 | 14 | $238,332,689 |
60 | Kate Winslet | $3,320,864,071 | 28 | $118,602,288 |
61 | Chris Evans | $3,301,631,743 | 23 | $143,549,206 |
62 | Kevin Costner | $3,287,100,824 | 41 | $80,173,191 |
63 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,276,609,682 | 32 | $102,394,053 |
64 | Ryan Gosling | $3,274,877,245 | 24 | $136,453,219 |
65 | Tobey Maguire | $3,204,921,000 | 11 | $291,356,455 |
66 | Chris Pine | $3,176,965,117 | 20 | $158,848,256 |
67 | Tyrese Gibson | $3,147,514,874 | 18 | $174,861,937 |
68 | Colin Firth | $3,143,982,952 | 33 | $95,272,211 |
69 | Jeremy Renner | $3,140,862,487 | 14 | $224,347,321 |
70 | Owen Wilson | $3,051,361,848 | 31 | $98,431,027 |
71 | Chris Hemsworth | $3,036,582,332 | 20 | $151,829,117 |
72 | Margot Robbie | $3,033,118,249 | 19 | $159,637,803 |
73 | James McAvoy | $3,029,428,795 | 20 | $151,471,440 |
74 | Don Cheadle | $3,015,417,881 | 19 | $158,706,204 |
75 | Kevin Hart | $3,009,389,507 | 29 | $103,772,052 |
76 | Simon Pegg | $2,991,104,641 | 21 | $142,433,554 |
77 | Shen Teng | $2,987,367,784 | 6 | $497,894,631 |
78 | Michael Douglas | $2,981,491,733 | 32 | $93,171,617 |
79 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $2,956,532,032 | 35 | $84,472,344 |
80 | Michael Fassbender | $2,953,099,643 | 26 | $113,580,756 |
81 | Dustin Hoffman | $2,895,371,839 | 33 | $87,738,541 |
82 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $2,870,393,542 | 32 | $89,699,798 |
83 | Cameron Diaz | $2,835,029,775 | 24 | $118,126,241 |
84 | Jordana Brewster | $2,829,567,612 | 11 | $257,233,419 |
85 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,816,311,640 | 6 | $469,385,273 |
86 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,810,815,678 | 9 | $312,312,853 |
87 | Jack Black | $2,795,402,136 | 20 | $139,770,107 |
88 | Nicole Kidman | $2,793,267,506 | 55 | $50,786,682 |
89 | Jude Law | $2,792,295,445 | 29 | $96,286,050 |
90 | Jackie Chan | $2,776,336,505 | 38 | $73,061,487 |
91 | Richard Gere | $2,750,018,003 | 44 | $62,500,409 |
92 | Channing Tatum | $2,748,095,591 | 27 | $101,781,318 |
93 | Tom Holland | $2,711,021,373 | 9 | $301,224,597 |
94 | Gal Gadot | $2,710,439,808 | 10 | $271,043,981 |
95 | Jamie Foxx | $2,606,277,526 | 28 | $93,081,340 |
96 | Colin Farrell | $2,604,312,290 | 32 | $81,384,759 |
97 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,591,461,403 | 10 | $259,146,140 |
98 | Robert Redford | $2,576,272,614 | 31 | $83,105,568 |
99 | Angela Bassett | $2,556,839,197 | 13 | $196,679,938 |
100 | Anne Hathaway | $2,514,314,136 | 29 | $86,700,487 |
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