Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office
See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
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), 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), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($902,891,983 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($656,695,615 in 2002), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004) |
2
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,927,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,359,146,628 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,555,777 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022) |
3
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,555,777 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($467,381,584 in 2013), Star Trek ($386,839,614 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $18,076,650,911 | 87 | $207,777,597 |
| 2 | Chris Pratt | $15,459,386,156 | 32 | $483,105,817 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,109,576,847 | 39 | $387,425,047 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $13,921,455,426 | 40 | $348,036,386 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $13,689,932,527 | 56 | $244,463,081 |
| 6 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,514,232,356 | 44 | $307,141,644 |
| 7 | Vin Diesel | $13,357,436,849 | 32 | $417,419,902 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $13,336,200,108 | 28 | $476,292,861 |
| 9 | Bradley Cooper | $12,890,312,872 | 40 | $322,257,822 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $12,101,013,605 | 43 | $281,418,921 |
| 11 | Idris Elba | $11,261,942,193 | 43 | $261,905,632 |
| 12 | Don Cheadle | $11,088,602,199 | 27 | $410,688,970 |
| 13 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $11,024,526,628 | 33 | $334,076,564 |
| 14 | Tom Holland | $10,964,195,942 | 23 | $476,704,171 |
| 15 | Dave Bautista | $10,871,687,687 | 40 | $271,792,192 |
| 16 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,779,851,275 | 29 | $371,719,009 |
| 17 | Morgan Freeman | $10,505,090,710 | 67 | $156,792,399 |
| 18 | Johnny Depp | $10,497,891,945 | 59 | $177,930,372 |
| 19 | Harrison Ford | $10,343,279,031 | 39 | $265,212,283 |
| 20 | Alan Rickman | $10,251,576,401 | 23 | $445,720,713 |
| 21 | Tom Hanks | $10,244,375,128 | 63 | $162,609,129 |
| 22 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,224,189,115 | 28 | $365,149,611 |
| 23 | Karen Gillan | $10,168,590,007 | 27 | $376,614,445 |
| 24 | Cate Blanchett | $9,993,254,785 | 46 | $217,244,669 |
| 25 | Will Smith | $9,980,054,157 | 40 | $249,501,354 |
| 26 | Chris Evans | $9,958,886,142 | 31 | $321,254,392 |
| 27 | Ralph Fiennes | $9,857,406,708 | 46 | $214,291,450 |
| 28 | Paul Bettany | $9,848,106,782 | 25 | $393,924,271 |
| 29 | Jon Favreau | $9,741,618,449 | 17 | $573,036,379 |
| 30 | Emma Watson | $9,671,013,144 | 18 | $537,278,508 |
| 31 | Anthony Mackie | $9,595,334,165 | 45 | $213,229,648 |
| 32 | Stanley Tucci | $9,502,545,593 | 53 | $179,293,313 |
| 33 | Willem Dafoe | $9,381,021,914 | 69 | $135,956,839 |
| 34 | Mark Ruffalo | $9,349,232,597 | 33 | $283,310,079 |
| 35 | Benedict Wong | $9,048,503,039 | 14 | $646,321,646 |
| 36 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,998,997,718 | 16 | $562,437,357 |
| 37 | Josh Brolin | $8,952,020,667 | 35 | $255,772,019 |
| 38 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,654,469,470 | 15 | $576,964,631 |
| 39 | Stellan Skarsgård | $8,645,315,339 | 44 | $196,484,440 |
| 40 | Steve Carell | $8,599,625,132 | 36 | $238,878,476 |
| 41 | Alan Tudyk | $8,492,632,922 | 25 | $339,705,317 |
| 42 | Jack Black | $8,479,337,574 | 35 | $242,266,788 |
| 43 | Matt Damon | $8,416,465,299 | 53 | $158,801,232 |
| 44 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,416,215,614 | 26 | $323,700,601 |
| 45 | Orlando Bloom | $8,394,941,472 | 29 | $289,480,740 |
| 46 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,362,572,871 | 24 | $348,440,536 |
| 47 | Sebastian Stan | $8,306,819,491 | 30 | $276,893,983 |
| 48 | Ian McKellen | $8,240,062,768 | 23 | $358,263,599 |
| 49 | Jeremy Renner | $8,232,564,795 | 24 | $343,023,533 |
| 50 | Gary Oldman | $8,024,242,751 | 36 | $222,895,632 |
| 51 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,944,588,098 | 36 | $220,683,003 |
| 52 | Hugh Jackman | $7,909,910,001 | 38 | $208,155,526 |
| 53 | Woody Harrelson | $7,901,632,892 | 62 | $127,445,692 |
| 54 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,859,998,524 | 22 | $357,272,660 |
| 55 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,840,662,225 | 40 | $196,016,556 |
| 56 | Brad Pitt | $7,839,517,784 | 53 | $147,915,430 |
| 57 | Hugo Weaving | $7,838,963,423 | 26 | $301,498,593 |
| 58 | Pom Klementieff | $7,827,080,416 | 11 | $711,552,765 |
| 59 | Sigourney Weaver | $7,800,132,637 | 39 | $200,003,401 |
| 60 | Paul Rudd | $7,790,554,043 | 41 | $190,013,513 |
| 61 | J.K. Simmons | $7,772,863,138 | 60 | $129,547,719 |
| 62 | Rupert Grint | $7,764,137,411 | 16 | $485,258,588 |
| 63 | Tyrese Gibson | $7,720,915,171 | 26 | $296,958,276 |
| 64 | Liam Neeson | $7,709,663,200 | 66 | $116,813,079 |
| 65 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,604,189,596 | 12 | $633,682,466 |
| 66 | Keegan-Michael Key | $7,529,433,022 | 31 | $242,884,936 |
| 67 | Oscar Isaac | $7,510,721,834 | 35 | $214,592,052 |
| 68 | Tom Hiddleston | $7,496,495,990 | 18 | $416,471,999 |
| 69 | Jason Statham | $7,486,148,197 | 34 | $220,180,829 |
| 70 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,442,587,231 | 48 | $155,053,901 |
| 71 | Kristen Wiig | $7,428,811,549 | 32 | $232,150,361 |
| 72 | Seth Rogen | $7,308,104,726 | 35 | $208,802,992 |
| 73 | Bruce Willis | $7,211,872,757 | 81 | $89,035,466 |
| 74 | Julie Walters | $7,188,181,836 | 20 | $359,409,092 |
| 75 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,179,230,899 | 31 | $231,588,094 |
| 76 | Antonio Banderas | $7,111,695,125 | 50 | $142,233,903 |
| 77 | Sam Worthington | $7,083,268,470 | 39 | $181,622,268 |
| 78 | Cameron Diaz | $7,064,691,207 | 34 | $207,785,036 |
| 79 | Mark Hamill | $7,053,709,908 | 24 | $293,904,580 |
| 80 | Simon Pegg | $7,039,137,661 | 31 | $227,068,957 |
| 81 | Ryan Reynolds | $7,030,778,578 | 45 | $156,239,524 |
| 82 | Danai Gurira | $7,016,927,020 | 8 | $877,115,878 |
| 83 | Owen Wilson | $6,916,271,308 | 49 | $141,148,394 |
| 84 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $6,796,157,379 | 17 | $399,773,963 |
| 85 | Michael Caine | $6,795,187,184 | 48 | $141,566,400 |
| 86 | Michael Gambon | $6,776,665,098 | 17 | $398,627,359 |
| 87 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $6,764,060,209 | 35 | $193,258,863 |
| 88 | Robert De Niro | $6,681,755,298 | 75 | $89,090,071 |
| 89 | Timothy Spall | $6,619,978,290 | 33 | $200,605,403 |
| 90 | John Ratzenberger | $6,596,576,763 | 20 | $329,828,838 |
| 91 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,583,159,118 | 51 | $129,081,551 |
| 92 | Brendan Gleeson | $6,544,896,860 | 38 | $172,234,128 |
| 93 | Maggie Smith | $6,523,579,389 | 34 | $191,869,982 |
| 94 | Emma Thompson | $6,507,059,735 | 41 | $158,708,774 |
| 95 | Ewan McGregor | $6,499,035,715 | 44 | $147,705,357 |
| 96 | Carrie Fisher | $6,464,478,371 | 15 | $430,965,225 |
| 97 | Jamie Foxx | $6,418,879,771 | 40 | $160,471,994 |
| 98 | Kate Winslet | $6,409,310,306 | 33 | $194,221,524 |
| 99 | Alfred Molina | $6,402,848,622 | 31 | $206,543,504 |
| 100 | Tom Felton | $6,368,966,607 | 21 | $303,284,124 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
