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 ($2,748,242,781 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 ($895,937,268 in 2007), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,651,127 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 ($2,748,242,781 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 ($1,132,937,929 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 ($1,040,074,671 in 1999) |
3
John Ratzenberger
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 38 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Inside Out 2 ($1,073,625,857 in 2024), Toy Story 4 ($1,072,817,964 in 2019), Toy Story 3 ($1,068,879,522 in 2010), Finding Dory ($1,025,006,125 in 2016), Finding Nemo ($936,094,852 in 2003), Inside Out ($850,566,343 in 2015), Coco ($796,401,721 in 2017), Monsters University ($743,455,810 in 2013), Up ($731,463,377 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Lee | $30,560,042,353 | 50 | $611,200,847 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $28,291,879,522 | 143 | $197,845,311 |
| 3 | John Ratzenberger | $17,810,451,812 | 53 | $336,046,261 |
| 4 | Frank Welker | $17,443,470,861 | 112 | $155,745,276 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $16,276,038,714 | 67 | $242,925,951 |
| 6 | Chris Pratt | $15,876,269,861 | 37 | $429,088,375 |
| 7 | Bob Bergen | $15,706,238,652 | 60 | $261,770,644 |
| 8 | Zoe Saldana | $15,491,338,202 | 49 | $316,149,759 |
| 9 | Scarlett Johansson | $15,391,963,937 | 53 | $290,414,414 |
| 10 | Alan Tudyk | $15,319,269,659 | 41 | $373,640,723 |
| 11 | Andy Serkis | $15,205,099,177 | 37 | $410,948,626 |
| 12 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $15,053,001,428 | 47 | $320,276,626 |
| 13 | Warwick Davis | $14,959,146,176 | 24 | $623,297,757 |
| 14 | Vin Diesel | $14,138,064,750 | 37 | $382,109,858 |
| 15 | Jon Favreau | $13,926,848,241 | 41 | $339,679,225 |
| 16 | Dwayne Johnson | $13,831,827,935 | 53 | $260,977,886 |
| 17 | Chris Evans | $13,703,566,953 | 42 | $326,275,404 |
| 18 | Paul Bettany | $13,359,352,427 | 34 | $392,922,130 |
| 19 | Idris Elba | $13,333,554,032 | 51 | $261,442,236 |
| 20 | Bradley Cooper | $13,161,707,558 | 42 | $313,373,989 |
| 21 | Tom Cruise | $12,774,698,668 | 49 | $260,708,136 |
| 22 | Chris Hemsworth | $12,573,915,847 | 30 | $419,130,528 |
| 23 | Willem Dafoe | $12,442,593,734 | 107 | $116,285,923 |
| 24 | Don Cheadle | $12,367,814,751 | 47 | $263,144,995 |
| 25 | Gary Oldman | $11,986,421,431 | 59 | $203,159,685 |
| 26 | Jeremy Renner | $11,908,237,651 | 32 | $372,132,427 |
| 27 | Cate Blanchett | $11,901,514,611 | 58 | $205,198,528 |
| 28 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $11,834,738,154 | 46 | $257,276,916 |
| 29 | Tom Hanks | $11,774,917,982 | 68 | $173,160,559 |
| 30 | Liam Neeson | $11,658,111,197 | 101 | $115,426,844 |
| 31 | J.K. Simmons | $11,466,980,423 | 94 | $121,989,153 |
| 32 | Mark Ruffalo | $11,465,130,240 | 50 | $229,302,605 |
| 33 | Stellan Skarsgård | $11,342,770,578 | 60 | $189,046,176 |
| 34 | Hugo Weaving | $11,267,269,350 | 42 | $268,268,318 |
| 35 | Tom Holland | $11,141,113,050 | 21 | $530,529,193 |
| 36 | Bill Hader | $11,128,136,582 | 43 | $258,793,874 |
| 37 | Morgan Freeman | $11,022,754,551 | 95 | $116,028,995 |
| 38 | Benedict Wong | $10,936,547,535 | 24 | $455,689,481 |
| 39 | Ian McKellen | $10,931,171,485 | 43 | $254,213,290 |
| 40 | Simon Pegg | $10,922,316,261 | 44 | $248,234,460 |
| 41 | Paul Rudd | $10,917,924,171 | 58 | $188,240,072 |
| 42 | Dave Bautista | $10,897,595,591 | 35 | $311,359,874 |
| 43 | Johnny Depp | $10,859,026,469 | 70 | $155,128,950 |
| 44 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,838,894,651 | 36 | $301,080,407 |
| 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 | $10,566,303,562 | 53 | $199,364,218 |
| 48 | Stanley Tucci | $10,343,565,721 | 88 | $117,540,520 |
| 49 | Karen Gillan | $10,327,325,591 | 26 | $397,204,830 |
| 50 | Sigourney Weaver | $10,252,922,244 | 68 | $150,778,268 |
| 51 | Mickie McGowan | $10,144,093,178 | 28 | $362,289,042 |
| 52 | Anthony Mackie | $10,107,664,933 | 57 | $177,327,455 |
| 53 | Marisa Tomei | $10,087,713,878 | 60 | $168,128,565 |
| 54 | Jess Harnell | $9,992,409,806 | 21 | $475,829,038 |
| 55 | Robbie Coltrane | $9,966,987,350 | 37 | $269,378,036 |
| 56 | Will Smith | $9,938,538,588 | 41 | $242,403,380 |
| 57 | Matt Damon | $9,935,598,133 | 74 | $134,264,840 |
| 58 | Helena Bonham Carter | $9,834,875,467 | 51 | $192,840,695 |
| 59 | Emma Watson | $9,828,118,524 | 19 | $517,269,396 |
| 60 | Julie Walters | $9,790,134,555 | 33 | $296,670,744 |
| 61 | Tyrese Gibson | $9,760,545,921 | 33 | $295,774,119 |
| 62 | Anthony Daniels | $9,750,975,713 | 13 | $750,075,055 |
| 63 | Orlando Bloom | $9,520,695,072 | 35 | $272,019,859 |
| 64 | Woody Harrelson | $9,468,872,254 | 85 | $111,398,497 |
| 65 | Josh Brolin | $9,461,277,560 | 48 | $197,109,949 |
| 66 | Jack Black | $9,447,173,078 | 58 | $162,882,294 |
| 67 | Djimon Hounsou | $9,403,290,132 | 44 | $213,711,139 |
| 68 | Tom Hiddleston | $9,349,872,744 | 21 | $445,232,035 |
| 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 | $8,964,350,372 | 50 | $179,287,007 |
| 73 | Emma Thompson | $8,944,970,957 | 59 | $151,609,677 |
| 74 | Maggie Smith | $8,932,395,775 | 51 | $175,145,015 |
| 75 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,919,644,389 | 22 | $405,438,381 |
| 76 | Jacob Batalon | $8,882,574,953 | 12 | $740,214,579 |
| 77 | Elizabeth Banks | $8,872,534,857 | 58 | $152,974,739 |
| 78 | Brad Pitt | $8,864,841,504 | 57 | $155,523,535 |
| 79 | James Earl Jones | $8,863,437,596 | 56 | $158,275,671 |
| 80 | William Hurt | $8,847,507,514 | 63 | $140,436,627 |
| 81 | Seth Rogen | $8,818,777,883 | 43 | $205,087,858 |
| 82 | Michael Caine | $8,765,262,908 | 84 | $104,348,368 |
| 83 | Danny Mann | $8,743,432,425 | 18 | $485,746,246 |
| 84 | Alfred Molina | $8,712,326,368 | 72 | $121,004,533 |
| 85 | Geoffrey Rush | $8,634,249,797 | 41 | $210,591,458 |
| 86 | Keegan-Michael Key | $8,631,105,422 | 39 | $221,310,395 |
| 87 | Jeff Goldblum | $8,533,716,099 | 61 | $139,896,985 |
| 88 | Timothy Spall | $8,528,379,867 | 60 | $142,139,664 |
| 89 | Daniel Radcliffe | $8,517,865,042 | 26 | $327,610,194 |
| 90 | Jason Statham | $8,477,557,251 | 48 | $176,615,776 |
| 91 | Helen Mirren | $8,467,714,495 | 65 | $130,272,531 |
| 92 | Domhnall Gleeson | $8,465,291,412 | 26 | $325,588,131 |
| 93 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,404,470,567 | 16 | $525,279,410 |
| 94 | Michael Gambon | $8,398,394,858 | 49 | $171,395,813 |
| 95 | Tom Felton | $8,383,948,974 | 27 | $310,516,629 |
| 96 | Laraine Newman | $8,381,748,075 | 21 | $399,130,861 |
| 97 | Bruce Willis | $8,355,018,308 | 112 | $74,598,378 |
| 98 | Toby Jones | $8,313,834,581 | 57 | $145,856,747 |
| 99 | Angela Bassett | $8,249,935,917 | 49 | $168,366,039 |
| 100 | Steve Carell | $8,245,079,092 | 41 | $201,099,490 |
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
John Ratzenberger: Mary Hanley of the Rhode Island International Film Festival [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
