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
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 ($2,717,503,922 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 ($950,697,998 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), Jurassic World Rebirth ($560,316,221 in 2025) |
2
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 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 ($1,132,298,674 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 ($570,852,812 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($404,561,724 in 2015) |
3
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 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 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,852,749 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($584,877,827 in 2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($535,663,443 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlett Johansson | $15,070,105,661 | 36 | $418,614,046 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $14,607,261,197 | 70 | $208,675,160 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $14,315,312,353 | 45 | $318,118,052 |
| 4 | Zoe Saldana | $14,234,759,521 | 33 | $431,356,349 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $14,127,500,639 | 27 | $523,240,764 |
| 6 | Tom Cruise | $12,663,875,508 | 45 | $281,419,456 |
| 7 | Chris Hemsworth | $12,190,067,298 | 28 | $435,359,546 |
| 8 | Vin Diesel | $11,993,665,573 | 28 | $428,345,199 |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson | $11,446,071,867 | 39 | $293,489,022 |
| 10 | Chris Evans | $11,432,364,366 | 29 | $394,219,461 |
| 11 | Bradley Cooper | $11,394,555,114 | 31 | $367,566,294 |
| 12 | Tom Hanks | $10,923,468,811 | 58 | $188,335,669 |
| 13 | Johnny Depp | $10,364,087,059 | 54 | $191,927,538 |
| 14 | Tom Holland | $9,959,207,219 | 18 | $553,289,290 |
| 15 | Mark Ruffalo | $9,890,601,978 | 25 | $395,624,079 |
| 16 | Emma Watson | $9,283,941,507 | 16 | $580,246,344 |
| 17 | Will Smith | $9,020,644,455 | 37 | $243,801,201 |
| 18 | Don Cheadle | $9,001,381,434 | 23 | $391,364,410 |
| 19 | Dave Bautista | $8,836,916,739 | 32 | $276,153,648 |
| 20 | Jeremy Renner | $8,781,274,434 | 19 | $462,172,339 |
| 21 | Harrison Ford | $8,588,422,949 | 43 | $199,730,766 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $8,445,016,120 | 18 | $469,167,562 |
| 23 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,417,362,088 | 27 | $311,754,151 |
| 24 | Josh Brolin | $8,371,324,929 | 28 | $298,975,890 |
| 25 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,352,912,444 | 21 | $397,757,735 |
| 26 | Steve Carell | $8,331,607,121 | 33 | $252,472,943 |
| 27 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $8,289,846,201 | 23 | $360,428,096 |
| 28 | Jack Black | $7,895,898,685 | 32 | $246,746,834 |
| 29 | Rupert Grint | $7,709,475,605 | 14 | $550,676,829 |
| 30 | Hugh Jackman | $7,705,768,640 | 37 | $208,264,017 |
| 31 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,574,342,116 | 11 | $688,576,556 |
| 32 | Letitia Wright | $7,494,425,499 | 12 | $624,535,458 |
| 33 | Sebastian Stan | $7,455,095,820 | 19 | $392,373,464 |
| 34 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,371,584,461 | 28 | $263,270,874 |
| 35 | Brad Pitt | $7,318,482,339 | 47 | $155,712,390 |
| 36 | Matt Damon | $7,318,456,834 | 48 | $152,467,851 |
| 37 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,960,512,043 | 16 | $435,032,003 |
| 38 | Danai Gurira | $6,959,229,594 | 5 | $1,391,845,919 |
| 39 | Bruce Willis | $6,816,385,451 | 88 | $77,458,926 |
| 40 | Paul Bettany | $6,805,513,152 | 16 | $425,344,572 |
| 41 | Eddie Murphy | $6,749,566,860 | 47 | $143,607,806 |
| 42 | Liam Neeson | $6,699,771,952 | 62 | $108,060,838 |
| 43 | Ryan Reynolds | $6,600,515,508 | 43 | $153,500,361 |
| 44 | Sam Worthington | $6,532,096,421 | 25 | $261,283,857 |
| 45 | Pom Klementieff | $6,483,778,884 | 5 | $1,296,755,777 |
| 46 | Benedict Wong | $6,427,467,194 | 7 | $918,209,599 |
| 47 | Jason Statham | $6,378,781,156 | 43 | $148,343,748 |
| 48 | Ben Stiller | $6,377,724,340 | 37 | $172,370,928 |
| 49 | Ian McKellen | $6,288,816,681 | 20 | $314,440,834 |
| 50 | Nicolas Cage | $6,160,655,816 | 97 | $63,511,916 |
| 51 | Jim Carrey | $6,111,045,693 | 31 | $197,130,506 |
| 52 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,102,176,196 | 48 | $127,128,671 |
| 53 | Idris Elba | $6,100,679,811 | 33 | $184,869,085 |
| 54 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $6,094,420,445 | 20 | $304,721,022 |
| 55 | Jennifer Lawrence | $6,081,577,257 | 26 | $233,906,818 |
| 56 | Ewan McGregor | $5,887,279,078 | 40 | $147,181,977 |
| 57 | Christian Bale | $5,873,613,329 | 39 | $150,605,470 |
| 58 | Cameron Diaz | $5,858,177,870 | 32 | $183,068,058 |
| 59 | Keanu Reeves | $5,700,637,675 | 54 | $105,567,364 |
| 60 | Natalie Portman | $5,652,635,393 | 37 | $152,773,930 |
| 61 | Paul Rudd | $5,569,285,617 | 34 | $163,802,518 |
| 62 | Josh Gad | $5,457,803,707 | 18 | $303,211,317 |
| 63 | Julia Roberts | $5,443,764,518 | 39 | $139,583,706 |
| 64 | Brie Larson | $5,435,266,090 | 14 | $388,233,292 |
| 65 | Sandra Bullock | $5,400,172,180 | 35 | $154,290,634 |
| 66 | Martin Freeman | $5,332,064,837 | 16 | $333,254,052 |
| 67 | Ralph Fiennes | $5,324,578,449 | 33 | $161,350,862 |
| 68 | Adam Sandler | $5,240,336,009 | 45 | $116,451,911 |
| 69 | Ben Affleck | $5,207,348,505 | 47 | $110,794,649 |
| 70 | Robert De Niro | $5,189,223,246 | 81 | $64,064,485 |
| 71 | Sylvester Stallone | $5,147,741,270 | 55 | $93,595,296 |
| 72 | Lupita Nyong'o | $5,095,772,490 | 11 | $463,252,045 |
| 73 | Owen Wilson | $5,017,186,235 | 38 | $132,031,217 |
| 74 | Adam Driver | $4,976,558,858 | 23 | $216,372,124 |
| 75 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,903,655,739 | 18 | $272,425,319 |
| 76 | Denzel Washington | $4,896,068,243 | 49 | $99,919,760 |
| 77 | George Clooney | $4,888,226,289 | 38 | $128,637,534 |
| 78 | Daniel Craig | $4,870,834,501 | 19 | $256,359,711 |
| 79 | Orlando Bloom | $4,843,634,436 | 24 | $201,818,102 |
| 80 | Daisy Ridley | $4,834,589,841 | 16 | $302,161,865 |
| 81 | Morgan Freeman | $4,808,853,224 | 50 | $96,177,064 |
| 82 | Robert Pattinson | $4,798,874,024 | 27 | $177,736,075 |
| 83 | Robin Williams | $4,787,155,596 | 39 | $122,747,579 |
| 84 | John Boyega | $4,774,823,242 | 15 | $318,321,549 |
| 85 | Anthony Mackie | $4,732,823,255 | 26 | $182,031,664 |
| 86 | Will Ferrell | $4,720,193,485 | 41 | $115,126,670 |
| 87 | Kevin Hart | $4,705,986,533 | 35 | $134,456,758 |
| 88 | Mel Gibson | $4,635,508,725 | 56 | $82,776,942 |
| 89 | Simon Pegg | $4,507,755,797 | 26 | $173,375,223 |
| 90 | Seth Rogen | $4,498,264,158 | 27 | $166,602,376 |
| 91 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $4,475,380,397 | 36 | $124,316,122 |
| 92 | Shia LaBeouf | $4,474,032,510 | 32 | $139,813,516 |
| 93 | Jason Momoa | $4,435,679,947 | 14 | $316,834,282 |
| 94 | Meryl Streep | $4,414,635,605 | 53 | $83,295,011 |
| 95 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,412,118,369 | 18 | $245,117,687 |
| 96 | Jude Law | $4,396,558,583 | 38 | $115,698,910 |
| 97 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,336,662,716 | 8 | $542,082,840 |
| 98 | Keira Knightley | $4,312,544,136 | 29 | $148,708,418 |
| 99 | Channing Tatum | $4,298,840,456 | 34 | $126,436,484 |
| 100 | Mark Hamill | $4,283,917,363 | 14 | $305,994,097 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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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
