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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.

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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 ($2,048,158,241 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), Jurassic World Rebirth ($868,913,687 in 2025), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Sing ($631,064,182 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010)

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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)

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Scarlett Johansson $15,401,222,331 36 $427,811,731
2 Samuel L. Jackson $14,613,700,670 70 $208,767,152
3 Robert Downey, Jr. $14,315,110,840 45 $318,113,574
4 Zoe Saldaña $14,237,226,901 33 $431,431,118
5 Chris Pratt $14,128,303,784 28 $504,582,278
6 Tom Cruise $12,669,366,862 45 $281,541,486
7 Chris Hemsworth $12,189,865,785 31 $393,221,477
8 Vin Diesel $12,043,063,424 28 $430,109,408
9 Chris Evans $11,489,026,787 29 $396,173,337
10 Dwayne Johnson $11,466,142,384 41 $279,662,009
11 Bradley Cooper $11,394,353,601 30 $379,811,787
12 Tom Hanks $10,937,657,373 58 $188,580,300
13 Johnny Depp $10,361,079,892 54 $191,871,850
14 Tom Holland $9,959,005,706 18 $553,278,095
15 Mark Ruffalo $9,890,700,465 25 $395,628,019
16 Emma Watson $9,283,941,507 16 $580,246,344
17 Will Smith $9,020,634,884 37 $243,800,943
18 Don Cheadle $9,001,179,921 23 $391,355,649
19 Dave Bautista $8,840,192,663 33 $267,884,626
20 Jeremy Renner $8,783,642,557 20 $439,182,128
21 Josh Brolin $8,641,974,259 28 $308,641,938
22 Harrison Ford $8,588,355,141 43 $199,729,189
23 Karen Gillan $8,444,814,607 19 $444,463,927
24 Daniel Radcliffe $8,418,690,606 27 $311,803,356
25 Elizabeth Olsen $8,362,742,230 21 $398,225,820
26 Benedict Cumberbatch $8,342,364,034 23 $362,711,480
27 Steve Carell $8,332,625,640 34 $245,077,225
28 Jack Black $7,897,009,939 33 $239,303,331
29 Rupert Grint $7,709,475,605 14 $550,676,829
30 Hugh Jackman $7,705,768,640 37 $208,264,017
31 Leonardo DiCaprio $7,575,107,078 28 $270,539,539
32 Chadwick Boseman $7,574,140,603 11 $688,558,237
33 Brad Pitt $7,554,700,453 48 $157,389,593
34 Letitia Wright $7,494,223,986 12 $624,518,666
35 Sebastian Stan $7,455,262,029 19 $392,382,212
36 Matt Damon $7,318,457,272 48 $152,467,860
37 Idris Elba $7,024,628,586 35 $200,703,674
38 Tom Hiddleston $6,964,322,808 16 $435,270,176
39 Danai Gurira $6,959,028,081 5 $1,391,805,616
40 Bruce Willis $6,815,522,202 88 $77,449,116
41 Paul Bettany $6,805,311,639 16 $425,331,977
42 Liam Neeson $6,801,772,967 62 $109,706,016
43 Eddie Murphy $6,772,866,860 49 $138,221,773
44 Benedict Wong $6,695,915,725 7 $956,559,389
45 Ryan Reynolds $6,600,198,508 44 $150,004,512
46 Sam Worthington $6,534,748,163 25 $261,389,927
47 Pom Klementieff $6,483,577,371 5 $1,296,715,474
48 Jason Statham $6,378,781,156 44 $144,972,299
49 Ben Stiller $6,377,724,340 37 $172,370,928
50 Ian McKellen $6,289,390,064 20 $314,469,503
51 Nicolas Cage $6,160,819,446 98 $62,865,505
52 Jim Carrey $6,111,000,827 31 $197,129,059
53 Mark Wahlberg $6,102,176,196 48 $127,128,671
54 Gwyneth Paltrow $6,094,420,445 20 $304,721,022
55 Jennifer Lawrence $6,090,740,216 26 $234,259,239
56 Ewan McGregor $5,887,279,078 40 $147,181,977
57 Christian Bale $5,873,338,699 39 $150,598,428
58 Cameron Diaz $5,858,177,870 32 $183,068,058
59 Keanu Reeves $5,726,570,739 54 $106,047,606
60 Natalie Portman $5,653,451,018 37 $152,795,973
61 Paul Rudd $5,570,034,644 34 $163,824,548
62 Josh Gad $5,456,967,657 19 $287,208,824
63 Julia Roberts $5,450,887,526 39 $139,766,347
64 Brie Larson $5,441,696,665 14 $388,692,619
65 Sandra Bullock $5,400,172,180 35 $154,290,634
66 Ralph Fiennes $5,341,127,139 34 $157,091,975
67 Martin Freeman $5,333,388,848 18 $296,299,380
68 Adam Sandler $5,240,207,323 45 $116,449,052
69 Ben Affleck $5,207,348,505 47 $110,794,649
70 Robert De Niro $5,189,378,861 81 $64,066,406
71 Sylvester Stallone $5,147,775,123 54 $95,329,169
72 Lupita Nyong'o $5,094,688,491 11 $463,153,499
73 Owen Wilson $5,019,491,418 39 $128,704,908
74 Morgan Freeman $5,017,214,221 50 $100,344,284
75 Adam Driver $4,976,558,858 23 $216,372,124
76 Michelle Rodriguez $4,903,655,739 18 $272,425,319
77 Denzel Washington $4,897,568,243 50 $97,951,365
78 George Clooney $4,888,155,919 38 $128,635,682
79 Daniel Craig $4,873,354,398 19 $256,492,337
80 Orlando Bloom $4,840,685,438 24 $201,695,227
81 Daisy Ridley $4,834,589,841 16 $302,161,865
82 Robert Pattinson $4,810,313,945 27 $178,159,776
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 $4,732,939,779 26 $182,036,145
86 Will Ferrell $4,719,366,651 42 $112,365,873
87 Kevin Hart $4,705,986,533 36 $130,721,848
88 Mel Gibson $4,636,974,091 56 $82,803,109
89 Seth Rogen $4,524,234,599 28 $161,579,807
90 Simon Pegg $4,507,181,269 27 $166,932,640
91 Arnold Schwarzenegger $4,475,380,397 36 $124,316,122
92 Shia LaBeouf $4,474,032,656 32 $139,813,521
93 Jason Momoa $4,436,511,417 16 $277,281,964
94 Meryl Streep $4,415,681,272 54 $81,771,875
95 Keegan-Michael Key $4,412,118,369 18 $245,117,687
96 Jude Law $4,398,713,200 39 $112,787,518
97 Mark Hamill $4,346,789,060 15 $289,785,937
98 Evangeline Lilly $4,336,660,716 8 $542,082,590
99 Channing Tatum $4,326,914,457 36 $120,192,068
100 Keira Knightley $4,309,528,445 29 $148,604,429

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

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