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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - Domestic Leading Digital Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Hand Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - Domestic Leading Rotoscoping Stars - Domestic Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars - International Leading Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic 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 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($197,413,515 in 2025), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023) |
2
Harrison Ford
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($460,998,007 in 1977), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($291,738,960 in 1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($225,686,079 in 1981), Captain America: Brave New World ($200,500,001 in 2025), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($197,171,806 in 1989), The Fugitive ($183,968,665 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($179,880,271 in 1984), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174,480,468 in 2023) |
3
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Forrest Gump ($330,151,138 in 1994), Cast Away ($233,632,142 in 2000), The Da Vinci Code ($217,536,138 in 2006), Saving Private Ryan ($216,335,085 in 1998), Apollo 13 ($174,626,134 in 1995), Catch Me if You Can ($164,606,800 in 2002), The Green Mile ($136,801,374 in 1999), Angels & Demons ($133,375,846 in 2009), Sleepless in Seattle ($126,680,884 in 1993), Sully ($125,070,033 in 2016) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $4,815,597,998 | 42 | $114,657,095 |
| 2 | Harrison Ford | $4,274,711,660 | 42 | $101,778,849 |
| 3 | Tom Hanks | $3,684,264,341 | 51 | $72,240,477 |
| 4 | Matt Damon | $3,183,419,829 | 45 | $70,742,663 |
| 5 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,118,348,799 | 33 | $94,495,418 |
| 6 | Brad Pitt | $2,775,912,667 | 46 | $60,345,928 |
| 7 | Denzel Washington | $2,732,325,186 | 49 | $55,761,738 |
| 8 | Johnny Depp | $2,721,807,758 | 46 | $59,169,734 |
| 9 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,645,260,774 | 26 | $101,740,799 |
| 10 | Bruce Willis | $2,643,308,838 | 85 | $31,097,751 |
| 11 | Ben Affleck | $2,507,813,077 | 47 | $53,357,725 |
| 12 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,491,155,886 | 27 | $92,265,033 |
| 13 | Robert De Niro | $2,478,243,322 | 79 | $31,370,169 |
| 14 | Will Ferrell | $2,462,087,980 | 38 | $64,791,789 |
| 15 | Julia Roberts | $2,451,083,560 | 38 | $64,502,199 |
| 16 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,424,506,116 | 61 | $39,746,002 |
| 17 | Robin Williams | $2,371,822,207 | 37 | $64,103,303 |
| 18 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $2,363,452,952 | 38 | $62,196,130 |
| 19 | Eddie Murphy | $2,312,725,440 | 44 | $52,561,942 |
| 20 | Hugh Jackman | $2,298,880,267 | 30 | $76,629,342 |
| 21 | Jim Carrey | $2,289,065,463 | 26 | $88,040,979 |
| 22 | Sandra Bullock | $2,280,902,375 | 34 | $67,085,364 |
| 23 | Adam Sandler | $2,280,805,847 | 38 | $60,021,207 |
| 24 | Will Smith | $2,263,501,923 | 28 | $80,839,354 |
| 25 | Scarlett Johansson | $2,261,564,952 | 29 | $77,984,998 |
| 26 | Nicolas Cage | $2,232,965,408 | 92 | $24,271,363 |
| 27 | Vin Diesel | $2,201,219,597 | 24 | $91,717,483 |
| 28 | John Travolta | $2,172,520,884 | 57 | $38,114,401 |
| 29 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,163,136,709 | 53 | $40,813,900 |
| 30 | Christian Bale | $2,115,836,613 | 33 | $64,116,261 |
| 31 | George Clooney | $2,112,888,884 | 35 | $60,368,254 |
| 32 | Mel Gibson | $2,099,086,968 | 54 | $38,871,981 |
| 33 | Ben Stiller | $2,093,141,338 | 33 | $63,428,525 |
| 34 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,072,821,510 | 43 | $48,205,151 |
| 35 | Bradley Cooper | $2,037,346,294 | 24 | $84,889,429 |
| 36 | Morgan Freeman | $1,999,636,671 | 48 | $41,659,097 |
| 37 | Robert Pattinson | $1,935,625,445 | 25 | $77,425,018 |
| 38 | Keanu Reeves | $1,920,525,738 | 48 | $40,010,953 |
| 39 | Kevin Costner | $1,870,034,543 | 43 | $43,489,175 |
| 40 | Clint Eastwood | $1,819,074,512 | 48 | $37,897,386 |
| 41 | Jason Statham | $1,812,406,554 | 44 | $41,191,058 |
| 42 | Jack Black | $1,790,739,144 | 23 | $77,858,224 |
| 43 | Kevin Hart | $1,734,534,273 | 30 | $57,817,809 |
| 44 | Meryl Streep | $1,725,310,275 | 49 | $35,210,414 |
| 45 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,700,840,064 | 47 | $36,188,086 |
| 46 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,697,122,428 | 34 | $49,915,366 |
| 47 | Kristen Stewart | $1,686,513,320 | 32 | $52,703,541 |
| 48 | Chris Pine | $1,608,393,144 | 23 | $69,930,137 |
| 49 | Owen Wilson | $1,578,454,991 | 32 | $49,326,718 |
| 50 | Michael Douglas | $1,578,329,202 | 34 | $46,421,447 |
| 51 | Michael B. Jordan | $1,565,777,516 | 19 | $82,409,343 |
| 52 | Keira Knightley | $1,558,356,693 | 29 | $53,736,438 |
| 53 | Taylor Lautner | $1,544,826,952 | 10 | $154,482,695 |
| 54 | Idris Elba | $1,527,267,687 | 29 | $52,664,403 |
| 55 | Tobey Maguire | $1,514,690,983 | 11 | $137,699,180 |
| 56 | Cate Blanchett | $1,506,838,645 | 32 | $47,088,708 |
| 57 | Ryan Gosling | $1,493,266,068 | 26 | $57,433,310 |
| 58 | Robert Redford | $1,490,323,472 | 33 | $45,161,317 |
| 59 | Chris Evans | $1,484,672,050 | 24 | $61,861,335 |
| 60 | Daniel Craig | $1,482,096,808 | 19 | $78,005,095 |
| 61 | Liam Neeson | $1,472,553,766 | 53 | $27,784,033 |
| 62 | Channing Tatum | $1,448,909,837 | 31 | $46,739,027 |
| 63 | Steve Martin | $1,446,989,770 | 34 | $42,558,523 |
| 64 | Paul Walker | $1,443,562,627 | 16 | $90,222,664 |
| 65 | Al Pacino | $1,442,219,258 | 46 | $31,352,593 |
| 66 | Russell Crowe | $1,440,371,472 | 39 | $36,932,602 |
| 67 | Angelina Jolie | $1,437,282,488 | 25 | $57,491,300 |
| 68 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,425,007,851 | 37 | $38,513,726 |
| 69 | Jack Nicholson | $1,389,990,903 | 29 | $47,930,721 |
| 70 | Richard Gere | $1,371,032,202 | 46 | $29,805,048 |
| 71 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,354,692,965 | 17 | $79,687,821 |
| 72 | Zendaya | $1,344,143,382 | 10 | $134,414,338 |
| 73 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,329,910,106 | 33 | $40,300,306 |
| 74 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,314,837,981 | 41 | $32,069,219 |
| 75 | Orlando Bloom | $1,312,688,767 | 23 | $57,073,425 |
| 76 | Don Cheadle | $1,310,877,037 | 19 | $68,993,528 |
| 77 | Chadwick Boseman | $1,303,478,943 | 9 | $144,830,994 |
| 78 | Dennis Quaid | $1,288,188,330 | 54 | $23,855,339 |
| 79 | Nicole Kidman | $1,285,946,370 | 56 | $22,963,328 |
| 80 | Jamie Foxx | $1,284,843,830 | 29 | $44,304,960 |
| 81 | Bill Murray | $1,277,769,443 | 34 | $37,581,454 |
| 82 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,273,447,101 | 27 | $47,164,707 |
| 83 | Henry Cavill | $1,269,044,148 | 15 | $84,602,943 |
| 84 | Margot Robbie | $1,267,768,880 | 21 | $60,369,947 |
| 85 | Chris Pratt | $1,266,285,986 | 15 | $84,419,066 |
| 86 | Angela Bassett | $1,262,760,569 | 13 | $97,135,428 |
| 87 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,260,454,171 | 28 | $45,016,220 |
| 88 | Charlize Theron | $1,244,744,965 | 33 | $37,719,544 |
| 89 | Jeremy Renner | $1,239,378,059 | 15 | $82,625,204 |
| 90 | Martin Lawrence | $1,232,645,452 | 17 | $72,508,556 |
| 91 | Amy Adams | $1,231,757,609 | 20 | $61,587,880 |
| 92 | Cameron Diaz | $1,219,098,057 | 26 | $46,888,387 |
| 93 | Steve Carell | $1,211,993,447 | 23 | $52,695,367 |
| 94 | Jeff Bridges | $1,206,046,418 | 26 | $46,386,401 |
| 95 | Chris Hemsworth | $1,199,253,567 | 22 | $54,511,526 |
| 96 | Simon Pegg | $1,186,344,523 | 22 | $53,924,751 |
| 97 | Jude Law | $1,180,665,093 | 33 | $35,777,730 |
| 98 | Jackie Chan | $1,178,608,856 | 44 | $26,786,565 |
| 99 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $1,175,457,718 | 17 | $69,144,572 |
| 100 | Mark Hamill | $1,170,280,166 | 10 | $117,028,017 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
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
Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
