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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 41 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,454,001,110 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—The Final Reckoning ($576,506,176 in 2025), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($565,696,302 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)

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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 ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($792,472,668 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 ($474,590,832 in 2015), Rampage ($428,128,233 in 2018), Black Adam ($393,583,344 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), Captain America: Brave New World ($413,640,021 in 2025), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), The Fugitive ($353,808,222 in 1993), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $12,049,206,556 42 $286,885,870
2 Dwayne Johnson $8,799,492,022 32 $274,984,126
3 Harrison Ford $8,141,973,041 42 $193,856,501
4 Tom Hanks $7,548,261,783 51 $148,005,133
5 Vin Diesel $7,459,779,684 24 $310,824,154
6 Johnny Depp $7,152,920,300 46 $155,498,267
7 Brad Pitt $7,129,587,038 45 $158,435,268
8 Matt Damon $6,990,286,133 45 $155,339,692
9 Leonardo DiCaprio $6,544,711,079 27 $242,396,707
10 Jason Statham $6,378,781,156 43 $148,343,748
11 Bruce Willis $6,097,230,276 85 $71,732,121
12 Jennifer Lawrence $6,081,577,257 26 $233,906,818
13 Hugh Jackman $5,719,838,457 30 $190,661,282
14 Julia Roberts $5,394,153,620 38 $141,951,411
15 Samuel L. Jackson $5,352,466,109 61 $87,745,346
16 Ben Affleck $5,207,348,505 47 $110,794,649
17 Scarlett Johansson $5,203,370,456 29 $179,426,567
18 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,165,486,153 38 $135,933,846
19 Sylvester Stallone $5,134,404,595 54 $95,081,567
20 Will Smith $5,081,243,843 28 $181,472,994
21 Denzel Washington $4,896,068,243 49 $99,919,760
22 Daniel Craig $4,870,807,413 19 $256,358,285
23 Robert De Niro $4,815,432,354 79 $60,954,840
24 Robert Pattinson $4,798,874,024 25 $191,954,961
25 George Clooney $4,656,034,987 35 $133,029,571
26 Michelle Rodriguez $4,501,755,699 17 $264,809,159
27 Christian Bale $4,494,739,625 33 $136,204,231
28 Nicolas Cage $4,438,599,025 91 $48,775,813
29 Morgan Freeman $4,339,234,715 48 $90,400,723
30 Keira Knightley $4,312,544,136 29 $148,708,418
31 Jim Carrey $4,299,920,948 26 $165,381,575
32 Anthony Hopkins $4,277,840,998 47 $91,017,894
33 Keanu Reeves $4,255,545,057 48 $88,657,189
34 Sandra Bullock $4,242,900,421 34 $124,791,189
35 Idris Elba $4,180,064,058 28 $149,288,002
36 Robin Williams $4,172,762,704 37 $112,777,370
37 Ben Stiller $4,120,806,108 33 $124,872,912
38 Mel Gibson $4,060,614,810 54 $75,196,571
39 Kristen Stewart $4,054,020,467 32 $126,688,140
40 Paul Walker $4,023,969,240 16 $251,498,078
41 Angelina Jolie $3,999,792,474 23 $173,904,021
42 Bradley Cooper $3,958,266,633 25 $158,330,665
43 Will Ferrell $3,894,161,630 37 $105,247,612
44 Cate Blanchett $3,798,018,932 32 $118,688,092
45 Jack Black $3,780,605,383 23 $164,374,147
46 Meryl Streep $3,760,899,258 49 $76,753,046
47 Eddie Murphy $3,759,607,795 42 $89,514,471
48 Charlize Theron $3,737,106,016 31 $120,551,807
49 Orlando Bloom $3,719,796,528 23 $161,730,284
50 Pierce Brosnan $3,695,260,273 40 $92,381,507
51 Taylor Lautner $3,684,355,306 10 $368,435,531
52 Zendaya $3,681,125,687 10 $368,112,569
53 John Travolta $3,677,572,494 57 $64,518,816
54 Adam Sandler $3,593,704,600 38 $94,571,174
55 Mark Wahlberg $3,593,249,329 43 $83,563,938
56 Chris Evans $3,533,256,761 24 $147,219,032
57 Liam Neeson $3,489,819,627 52 $67,111,916
58 Chris Pratt $3,464,414,070 15 $230,960,938
59 Henry Cavill $3,461,419,070 14 $247,244,219
60 Russell Crowe $3,456,420,305 39 $88,626,162
61 Ryan Gosling $3,406,279,880 25 $136,251,195
62 Kate Winslet $3,338,553,932 28 $119,234,069
63 Geoffrey Rush $3,336,809,482 15 $222,453,965
64 Kevin Costner $3,324,819,453 42 $79,162,368
65 Jason Momoa $3,286,818,140 13 $252,832,165
66 Arnold Schwarzenegger $3,276,609,536 33 $99,291,198
67 Shen Teng $3,230,367,094 8 $403,795,887
68 Tobey Maguire $3,204,920,599 11 $291,356,418
69 Chris Pine $3,185,480,230 22 $144,794,556
70 Jeremy Renner $3,142,068,168 14 $224,433,441
71 Chris Hemsworth $3,141,222,024 20 $157,061,101
72 Colin Firth $3,134,930,797 33 $94,997,903
73 James McAvoy $3,106,663,205 21 $147,936,343
74 Tyrese Gibson $3,103,704,094 18 $172,428,005
75 Margot Robbie $3,062,529,351 21 $145,834,731
76 Owen Wilson $3,057,819,302 32 $95,556,853
77 Kevin Hart $3,039,543,559 30 $101,318,119
78 Don Cheadle $3,020,811,267 19 $158,990,067
79 Jackie Chan $3,003,409,262 43 $69,846,727
80 Michael Fassbender $3,000,819,797 28 $107,172,136
81 Michael Douglas $2,992,491,852 33 $90,681,571
82 Simon Pegg $2,992,023,252 21 $142,477,298
83 Michelle Pfeiffer $2,966,677,968 37 $80,180,486
84 Dustin Hoffman $2,895,372,743 34 $85,158,022
85 Jake Gyllenhaal $2,871,631,441 34 $84,459,748
86 Cameron Diaz $2,867,412,156 26 $110,285,083
87 Nicole Kidman $2,857,292,401 56 $51,023,079
88 Channing Tatum $2,836,883,247 29 $97,823,560
89 Jordana Brewster $2,829,375,441 12 $235,781,287
90 Chadwick Boseman $2,808,478,440 9 $312,053,160
91 Jude Law $2,796,931,530 33 $84,755,501
92 Michael B. Jordan $2,784,133,692 19 $146,533,352
93 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,769,594,787 6 $461,599,131
94 Richard Gere $2,750,987,454 46 $59,804,075
95 Gal Gadot $2,726,296,443 11 $247,845,131
96 Tom Holland $2,722,145,969 12 $226,845,497
97 Sebastian Stan $2,689,163,501 17 $158,186,088
98 Robert Redford $2,626,192,625 32 $82,068,520
99 Colin Farrell $2,610,849,579 34 $76,789,694
100 Tom Hiddleston $2,608,509,240 12 $217,375,770

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