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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Live Action Stars - International Leading Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Digital Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Hand Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Rotoscoping Stars - Worldwide Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide 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.

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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,464,400,233 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($786,626,183 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($694,713,230 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($688,858,992 in 2015), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($566,644,143 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($549,588,516 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($457,697,994 in 1996), The Last Samurai ($456,810,575 in 2003), Rain Man ($412,800,000 in 1988), The Mummy ($409,953,905 in 2017)

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Dwayne Johnson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($795,356,912 in 2019), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($760,732,926 in 2019), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), San Andreas ($456,258,539 in 2015), Rampage ($427,947,217 in 2018), Black Adam ($390,455,088 in 2022), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ($318,146,162 in 2012)

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Harrison Ford
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($775,398,007 in 1977), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($549,001,086 in 1980), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($482,365,284 in 1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474,171,806 in 1989), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), The Fugitive ($353,715,317 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984), Air Force One ($315,268,353 in 1997)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $11,483,817,928 42 $273,424,236
2 Dwayne Johnson $8,641,258,624 31 $278,750,278
3 Harrison Ford $7,727,175,139 41 $188,467,686
4 Vin Diesel $7,558,016,870 24 $314,917,370
5 Tom Hanks $7,491,384,203 49 $152,885,392
6 Johnny Depp $7,151,782,494 45 $158,928,500
7 Matt Damon $6,988,313,682 43 $162,518,923
8 Brad Pitt $6,828,081,013 44 $155,183,659
9 Leonardo DiCaprio $6,544,292,437 26 $251,703,555
10 Jason Statham $6,321,276,944 40 $158,031,924
11 Jennifer Lawrence $6,081,167,202 26 $233,891,046
12 Bruce Willis $6,042,139,741 85 $71,083,997
13 Hugh Jackman $5,718,887,586 28 $204,245,985
14 Julia Roberts $5,386,468,078 36 $149,624,113
15 Samuel L. Jackson $5,341,966,589 59 $90,541,807
16 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,166,422,263 38 $135,958,481
17 Sylvester Stallone $5,131,049,665 53 $96,812,258
18 Ben Affleck $5,090,295,932 45 $113,117,687
19 Will Smith $5,076,547,768 28 $181,305,277
20 Scarlett Johansson $4,869,140,713 27 $180,338,545
21 Daniel Craig $4,864,395,250 17 $286,140,897
22 Robert De Niro $4,792,903,255 74 $64,768,963
23 George Clooney $4,656,034,987 33 $141,091,969
24 Robert Pattinson $4,654,810,312 23 $202,383,057
25 Michelle Rodriguez $4,548,472,552 17 $267,557,209
26 Christian Bale $4,492,349,392 33 $136,131,800
27 Denzel Washington $4,434,580,308 49 $90,501,639
28 Nicolas Cage $4,409,865,423 90 $48,998,505
29 Morgan Freeman $4,342,648,593 48 $90,471,846
30 Jim Carrey $4,298,916,539 26 $165,342,944
31 Anthony Hopkins $4,265,193,913 44 $96,936,225
32 Keanu Reeves $4,248,981,448 46 $92,369,162
33 Sandra Bullock $4,243,231,973 33 $128,582,787
34 Idris Elba $4,178,392,879 28 $149,228,317
35 Keira Knightley $4,176,250,848 28 $149,151,816
36 Mel Gibson $4,146,472,001 53 $78,235,321
37 Robin Williams $4,146,454,183 35 $118,470,120
38 Ben Stiller $4,120,806,108 31 $132,929,229
39 Paul Walker $4,075,489,573 16 $254,718,098
40 Kristen Stewart $4,053,377,017 30 $135,112,567
41 Angelina Jolie $3,986,325,506 22 $181,196,614
42 Bradley Cooper $3,953,251,923 24 $164,718,830
43 Will Ferrell $3,880,996,114 35 $110,885,603
44 Charlize Theron $3,771,656,664 29 $130,057,126
45 Eddie Murphy $3,759,607,795 41 $91,697,751
46 Meryl Streep $3,729,615,353 46 $81,078,595
47 Orlando Bloom $3,719,660,259 22 $169,075,466
48 Cate Blanchett $3,708,393,794 28 $132,442,636
49 Taylor Lautner $3,686,625,162 10 $368,662,516
50 Zendaya $3,674,308,973 7 $524,901,282
51 John Travolta $3,670,766,296 55 $66,741,205
52 Pierce Brosnan $3,649,526,631 35 $104,272,189
53 Adam Sandler $3,593,266,815 37 $97,115,319
54 Mark Wahlberg $3,532,911,012 42 $84,116,929
55 Liam Neeson $3,485,369,661 51 $68,340,582
56 Chris Pratt $3,465,550,070 14 $247,539,291
57 Henry Cavill $3,452,481,198 13 $265,575,477
58 Russell Crowe $3,440,388,572 38 $90,536,541
59 Shen Teng $3,369,921,211 8 $421,240,151
60 Geoffrey Rush $3,336,657,648 14 $238,332,689
61 Kate Winslet $3,325,471,621 28 $118,766,844
62 Ryan Gosling $3,319,624,537 24 $138,317,689
63 Kevin Costner $3,318,413,239 42 $79,009,839
64 Chris Evans $3,301,631,743 23 $143,549,206
65 Arnold Schwarzenegger $3,276,609,536 33 $99,291,198
66 Tobey Maguire $3,204,920,990 11 $291,356,454
67 Chris Pine $3,176,965,117 21 $151,284,053
68 Tyrese Gibson $3,150,420,947 18 $175,023,386
69 Jeremy Renner $3,140,862,487 14 $224,347,321
70 Colin Firth $3,136,457,828 33 $95,044,177
71 Chris Hemsworth $3,134,543,273 20 $156,727,164
72 James McAvoy $3,087,063,928 21 $147,003,044
73 Owen Wilson $3,051,279,424 31 $98,428,369
74 Margot Robbie $3,046,412,292 21 $145,067,252
75 Kevin Hart $3,042,245,796 29 $104,905,027
76 Don Cheadle $3,015,417,881 19 $158,706,204
77 Simon Pegg $2,991,894,462 21 $142,471,165
78 Michael Douglas $2,981,491,733 32 $93,171,617
79 Michael Fassbender $2,957,331,185 27 $109,530,785
80 Michelle Pfeiffer $2,956,532,032 35 $84,472,344
81 Dustin Hoffman $2,895,372,207 34 $85,158,006
82 Jake Gyllenhaal $2,870,529,285 32 $89,704,040
83 Cameron Diaz $2,835,029,775 24 $118,126,241
84 Channing Tatum $2,832,700,720 27 $104,914,841
85 Jordana Brewster $2,829,567,612 11 $257,233,419
86 Jack Black $2,828,258,425 20 $141,412,921
87 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,816,311,640 6 $469,385,273
88 Chadwick Boseman $2,808,478,440 9 $312,053,160
89 Jude Law $2,793,654,427 31 $90,117,885
90 Nicole Kidman $2,793,267,506 55 $50,786,682
91 Jackie Chan $2,787,563,176 39 $71,475,979
92 Richard Gere $2,750,223,541 44 $62,505,080
93 Tom Holland $2,712,001,128 9 $301,333,459
94 Gal Gadot $2,710,439,808 10 $271,043,981
95 Jamie Foxx $2,606,277,526 28 $93,081,340
96 Colin Farrell $2,604,312,290 33 $78,918,554
97 Tom Hiddleston $2,591,461,403 11 $235,587,400
98 Robert Redford $2,576,272,614 31 $83,105,568
99 Angela Bassett $2,554,501,959 13 $196,500,151
100 Anne Hathaway $2,515,522,401 29 $86,742,152

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

Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons