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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.
1
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 ($1,463,641,406 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) |
2
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) |
3
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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $11,483,059,101 | 42 | $273,406,169 |
| 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 | $7,496,446,922 | 49 | $152,988,713 |
| 6 | Johnny Depp | $7,151,782,494 | 46 | $155,473,532 |
| 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 | Bruce Willis | $6,097,129,816 | 85 | $71,730,939 |
| 12 | Jennifer Lawrence | $6,081,167,202 | 26 | $233,891,046 |
| 13 | Hugh Jackman | $5,718,887,586 | 29 | $197,203,020 |
| 14 | Julia Roberts | $5,386,468,078 | 36 | $149,624,113 |
| 15 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,341,675,027 | 59 | $90,536,865 |
| 16 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,165,486,153 | 38 | $135,933,846 |
| 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 | $5,076,493,447 | 28 | $181,303,337 |
| 20 | Scarlett Johansson | $4,869,140,713 | 27 | $180,338,545 |
| 21 | Daniel Craig | $4,864,395,250 | 18 | $270,244,181 |
| 22 | Robert De Niro | $4,792,905,036 | 74 | $64,768,987 |
| 23 | George Clooney | $4,656,034,987 | 33 | $141,091,969 |
| 24 | Robert Pattinson | $4,654,808,943 | 24 | $193,950,373 |
| 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 | $4,416,245,250 | 90 | $49,069,392 |
| 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 | $4,265,254,019 | 45 | $94,783,423 |
| 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 | $4,146,493,925 | 53 | $78,235,734 |
| 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 | $4,053,374,764 | 30 | $135,112,492 |
| 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 | $3,882,296,114 | 35 | $110,922,746 |
| 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 | $3,709,047,913 | 28 | $132,465,997 |
| 49 | Taylor Lautner | $3,686,622,909 | 10 | $368,662,291 |
| 50 | Zendaya | $3,673,372,268 | 8 | $459,171,534 |
| 51 | John Travolta | $3,670,766,296 | 55 | $66,741,205 |
| 52 | Pierce Brosnan | $3,649,529,085 | 35 | $104,272,260 |
| 53 | Adam Sandler | $3,593,266,815 | 37 | $97,115,319 |
| 54 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,532,910,849 | 43 | $82,160,717 |
| 55 | Liam Neeson | $3,486,919,613 | 51 | $68,370,973 |
| 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 | $3,440,395,112 | 38 | $90,536,713 |
| 59 | Ryan Gosling | $3,396,138,398 | 24 | $141,505,767 |
| 60 | Shen Teng | $3,369,921,211 | 8 | $421,240,151 |
| 61 | Geoffrey Rush | $3,336,657,648 | 14 | $238,332,689 |
| 62 | Kate Winslet | $3,331,906,035 | 28 | $118,996,644 |
| 63 | Kevin Costner | $3,318,411,297 | 42 | $79,009,793 |
| 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 | $3,134,520,218 | 20 | $156,726,011 |
| 72 | James McAvoy | $3,105,383,900 | 21 | $147,875,424 |
| 73 | Owen Wilson | $3,051,279,424 | 31 | $98,428,369 |
| 74 | Margot Robbie | $3,047,712,292 | 21 | $145,129,157 |
| 75 | Kevin Hart | $3,042,328,006 | 29 | $104,907,862 |
| 76 | Don Cheadle | $3,015,836,652 | 19 | $158,728,245 |
| 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 | $2,957,551,494 | 27 | $109,538,944 |
| 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 | $2,870,552,741 | 32 | $89,704,773 |
| 83 | Cameron Diaz | $2,835,029,775 | 24 | $118,126,241 |
| 84 | Channing Tatum | $2,832,684,661 | 28 | $101,167,309 |
| 85 | Jordana Brewster | $2,829,567,612 | 11 | $257,233,419 |
| 86 | Jackie Chan | $2,828,975,918 | 39 | $72,537,844 |
| 87 | Jack Black | $2,828,340,635 | 20 | $141,417,032 |
| 88 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,816,311,640 | 6 | $469,385,273 |
| 89 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,808,478,440 | 9 | $312,053,160 |
| 90 | Jude Law | $2,794,001,712 | 31 | $90,129,087 |
| 91 | Nicole Kidman | $2,793,267,506 | 55 | $50,786,682 |
| 92 | Richard Gere | $2,750,223,541 | 45 | $61,116,079 |
| 93 | Tom Holland | $2,711,067,176 | 10 | $271,106,718 |
| 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 | $2,591,469,870 | 12 | $215,955,823 |
| 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
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Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
