Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Stars
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide 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 Domestic Stars - Top International Stars
The figures represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has appeared in over their lifetime.
In this chart, we include all roles, including voice roles, cameos, and minor supporting roles.
1
Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 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), Black Panther ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Iron Man 3 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Spider-Man 3 ($895,937,278 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 in 2017) |
2
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), 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), 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), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($1,072,767,997 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($1,039,222,409 in 1999) |
3
Frank Welker
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 112 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079 in 2011), Transformers: Age of Extinction ($1,104,054,072 in 2014), Aladdin ($1,046,587,513 in 2019), Alice in Wonderland ($1,025,491,110 in 2010), The Lion King ($986,193,783 in 1994), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($836,519,699 in 2009), Independence Day ($817,400,878 in 1996), Coco ($796,514,370 in 2017), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($746,921,271 in 2012), Transformers: The Last Knight ($602,893,340 in 2017) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stan Lee | $30,599,655,621 | 50 | $611,993,112 |
2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $28,126,296,571 | 143 | $196,687,389 |
3 | Frank Welker | $17,443,583,510 | 112 | $155,746,281 |
4 | John Ratzenberger | $16,765,400,744 | 52 | $322,411,553 |
5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $16,315,989,271 | 67 | $243,522,228 |
6 | Chris Pratt | $15,712,688,652 | 37 | $424,667,261 |
7 | Bob Bergen | $15,706,110,177 | 60 | $261,768,503 |
8 | Zoe Saldana | $15,532,007,706 | 49 | $316,979,749 |
9 | Scarlett Johansson | $15,432,601,972 | 53 | $291,181,169 |
10 | Alan Tudyk | $15,319,209,885 | 41 | $373,639,265 |
11 | Andy Serkis | $15,196,975,393 | 37 | $410,729,065 |
12 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $15,092,413,449 | 46 | $328,095,945 |
13 | Warwick Davis | $14,958,128,010 | 24 | $623,255,334 |
14 | Vin Diesel | $14,138,065,192 | 37 | $382,109,870 |
15 | Jon Favreau | $13,965,611,037 | 41 | $340,624,659 |
16 | Dwayne Johnson | $13,831,827,935 | 52 | $265,996,691 |
17 | Chris Evans | $13,743,856,621 | 42 | $327,234,681 |
18 | Paul Bettany | $13,400,021,931 | 34 | $394,118,292 |
19 | Idris Elba | $13,333,554,032 | 51 | $261,442,236 |
20 | Bradley Cooper | $13,018,467,857 | 41 | $317,523,606 |
21 | Tom Cruise | $12,774,697,568 | 49 | $260,708,114 |
22 | Chris Hemsworth | $12,443,189,114 | 30 | $414,772,970 |
23 | Willem Dafoe | $12,438,213,453 | 105 | $118,459,176 |
24 | Don Cheadle | $12,408,355,780 | 47 | $264,007,570 |
25 | Gary Oldman | $11,977,626,576 | 59 | $203,010,620 |
26 | Jeremy Renner | $11,948,907,155 | 32 | $373,403,349 |
27 | Cate Blanchett | $11,894,295,250 | 58 | $205,074,056 |
28 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $11,875,027,822 | 46 | $258,152,779 |
29 | Tom Hanks | $11,774,917,982 | 68 | $173,160,559 |
30 | Liam Neeson | $11,657,064,160 | 101 | $115,416,477 |
31 | Mark Ruffalo | $11,505,805,568 | 50 | $230,116,111 |
32 | J.K. Simmons | $11,465,453,561 | 94 | $121,972,910 |
33 | Stellan SkarsgÄrd | $11,343,976,228 | 60 | $189,066,270 |
34 | Hugo Weaving | $11,259,036,167 | 42 | $268,072,290 |
35 | Tom Holland | $11,179,875,846 | 21 | $532,375,040 |
36 | Bill Hader | $11,128,136,582 | 43 | $258,793,874 |
37 | Morgan Freeman | $11,014,003,761 | 95 | $115,936,882 |
38 | Benedict Wong | $10,976,520,574 | 24 | $457,355,024 |
39 | Paul Rudd | $10,956,081,599 | 58 | $188,897,959 |
40 | Dave Bautista | $10,938,619,587 | 34 | $321,724,106 |
41 | Ian McKellen | $10,923,038,883 | 43 | $254,024,160 |
42 | Simon Pegg | $10,922,316,261 | 44 | $248,234,460 |
43 | Johnny Depp | $10,858,751,621 | 69 | $157,373,212 |
44 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,838,895,093 | 36 | $301,080,419 |
45 | Ralph Fiennes | $10,836,024,248 | 66 | $164,182,186 |
46 | Alan Rickman | $10,680,006,512 | 39 | $273,846,321 |
47 | Harrison Ford | $10,566,154,866 | 53 | $199,361,413 |
48 | Karen Gillan | $10,367,700,669 | 25 | $414,708,027 |
49 | Stanley Tucci | $10,343,565,721 | 88 | $117,540,520 |
50 | Sigourney Weaver | $10,295,941,012 | 68 | $151,410,897 |
51 | Anthony Mackie | $10,148,334,437 | 56 | $181,220,258 |
52 | Mickie McGowan | $10,144,093,178 | 28 | $362,289,042 |
53 | Marisa Tomei | $10,126,476,674 | 60 | $168,774,611 |
54 | Jess Harnell | $9,992,409,806 | 21 | $475,829,038 |
55 | Robbie Coltrane | $9,966,987,350 | 37 | $269,378,036 |
56 | Helena Bonham Carter | $9,834,716,043 | 51 | $192,837,569 |
57 | Emma Watson | $9,828,118,524 | 19 | $517,269,396 |
58 | Tyrese Gibson | $9,760,519,504 | 33 | $295,773,318 |
59 | Matt Damon | $9,753,448,638 | 74 | $131,803,360 |
60 | Anthony Daniels | $9,749,957,547 | 13 | $749,996,734 |
61 | Julie Walters | $9,741,055,798 | 33 | $295,183,509 |
62 | Will Smith | $9,605,358,889 | 40 | $240,133,972 |
63 | Orlando Bloom | $9,512,564,439 | 35 | $271,787,555 |
64 | Josh Brolin | $9,501,770,667 | 47 | $202,165,333 |
65 | Woody Harrelson | $9,468,872,254 | 84 | $112,724,670 |
66 | Jack Black | $9,430,655,748 | 58 | $162,597,513 |
67 | Tom Hiddleston | $9,390,542,248 | 20 | $469,527,112 |
68 | Djimon Hounsou | $9,300,449,408 | 42 | $221,439,272 |
69 | Jack Angel | $9,084,065,644 | 28 | $324,430,916 |
70 | Bill Farmer | $9,065,834,649 | 24 | $377,743,110 |
71 | Sherry Lynn | $9,057,524,954 | 26 | $348,366,344 |
72 | Natalie Portman | $9,003,993,962 | 50 | $180,079,879 |
73 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,960,313,893 | 21 | $426,681,614 |
74 | Emma Thompson | $8,944,949,821 | 58 | $154,223,273 |
75 | Maggie Smith | $8,932,385,060 | 51 | $175,144,805 |
76 | Jacob Batalon | $8,893,339,834 | 12 | $741,111,653 |
77 | William Hurt | $8,888,174,215 | 63 | $141,082,130 |
78 | Elizabeth Banks | $8,872,391,219 | 57 | $155,655,986 |
79 | Brad Pitt | $8,864,841,504 | 57 | $155,523,535 |
80 | James Earl Jones | $8,863,416,900 | 56 | $158,275,302 |
81 | Seth Rogen | $8,818,777,588 | 43 | $205,087,851 |
82 | Michael Caine | $8,756,580,558 | 84 | $104,245,007 |
83 | Danny Mann | $8,743,432,425 | 18 | $485,746,246 |
84 | Alfred Molina | $8,711,629,903 | 72 | $120,994,860 |
85 | Geoffrey Rush | $8,634,220,926 | 41 | $210,590,754 |
86 | Jeff Goldblum | $8,533,713,744 | 61 | $139,896,947 |
87 | Timothy Spall | $8,526,879,782 | 60 | $142,114,663 |
88 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,517,865,042 | 26 | $327,610,194 |
89 | Jason Statham | $8,477,557,251 | 48 | $176,615,776 |
90 | Helen Mirren | $8,467,265,092 | 65 | $130,265,617 |
91 | Domhnall Gleeson | $8,453,901,477 | 26 | $325,150,057 |
92 | Keegan-Michael Key | $8,447,078,752 | 38 | $222,291,546 |
93 | Tom Felton | $8,383,948,974 | 27 | $310,516,629 |
94 | Laraine Newman | $8,381,748,075 | 21 | $399,130,861 |
95 | Bruce Willis | $8,355,018,308 | 112 | $74,598,378 |
96 | Michael Gambon | $8,347,934,054 | 49 | $170,366,001 |
97 | Toby Jones | $8,313,834,581 | 57 | $145,856,747 |
98 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,301,629,843 | 16 | $518,851,865 |
99 | Angela Bassett | $8,290,605,421 | 49 | $169,196,029 |
100 | Letitia Wright | $8,260,645,355 | 16 | $516,290,335 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Frank Welker: paunchstevenson [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons