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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.

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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