Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Per Year Acting > Top Worldwide 2017 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2017 Stars - Top International 2017 Stars - Top Worldwide 2019 Stars - Top Worldwide 2020 Stars - Top Worldwide 2021 Stars - Top Worldwide 2022 Stars - Top Worldwide 2023 Stars - Top Worldwide 2024 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2017 based on the Worldwide box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2017 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on worldwide box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
Top Worldwide 2016 Stars | Top Worldwide 2018 Stars |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 54 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Kong: Skull Island ($561,072,059 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($404,561,724 in 2015), Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ($295,986,876 in 2016), The Hitman’s Bodyguard ($183,415,183 in 2017), The Hateful Eight ($151,813,358 in 2015) |
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), San Andreas ($456,258,539 in 2015), Central Intelligence ($217,194,805 in 2016), Baywatch ($175,863,783 in 2017) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($345,033,359 in 2017), The Last Witch Hunter ($130,818,912 in 2015) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
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1 | Samuel L. Jackson | 433 | 6 | 4.0 |
2 | Dwayne Johnson | 387 | 5 | 1.2 |
3 | Vin Diesel | 314 | 4 | 1.0 |
4 | Chris Hemsworth | 313 | 5 | 2.4 |
5 | Chris Pratt | 306 | 4 | 1.5 |
6 | Mark Wahlberg | 298 | 5 | 1.4 |
7 | Robert Downey, Jr. | 292 | 3 | 3.7 |
8 | Mark Ruffalo | 280 | 4 | 3.5 |
9 | Daisy Ridley | 275 | 3 | 6.0 |
10 | Jennifer Lawrence | 274 | 4 | 1.5 |
11 | Gal Gadot | 272 | 3 | 4.3 |
12 | Johnny Depp | 256 | 4 | 2.0 |
13 | Jeremy Renner | 254 | 3 | 4.3 |
14 | Tom Cruise | 253 | 4 | 1.0 |
15 | Josh Gad | 253 | 4 | 4.5 |
16 | Charlize Theron | 250 | 4 | 3.3 |
17 | Matt Damon | 248 | 3 | 1.0 |
18 | Hugh Jackman | 247 | 4 | 1.5 |
19 | Scarlett Johansson | 242 | 3 | 3.0 |
20 | Sofia Boutella | 237 | 3 | 6.0 |
21 | Kevin Hart | 233 | 5 | 2.0 |
22 | Tom Hanks | 228 | 4 | 1.3 |
23 | Donnie Yen | 225 | 3 | 2.3 |
24 | Margot Robbie | 225 | 3 | 2.7 |
25 | Ben Affleck | 223 | 3 | 1.3 |
26 | Colin Firth | 219 | 3 | 1.3 |
27 | Henry Cavill | 215 | 3 | 1.3 |
28 | Michael Fassbender | 212 | 3 | 1.3 |
29 | Dakota Johnson | 209 | 4 | 2.5 |
30 | Idris Elba | 205 | 4 | 3.5 |
31 | Adam Driver | 200 | 2 | 3.5 |
32 | John Boyega | 200 | 2 | 5.5 |
33 | Jason Statham | 199 | 3 | 2.3 |
34 | Woody Harrelson | 198 | 3 | 2.3 |
35 | Chris Evans | 197 | 2 | 2.5 |
36 | Elizabeth Olsen | 197 | 2 | 10.0 |
37 | Ryan Gosling | 193 | 3 | 1.7 |
38 | Karen Gillan | 189 | 2 | 6.0 |
39 | Mads Mikkelsen | 188 | 2 | 5.0 |
40 | Tom Hiddleston | 181 | 3 | 2.0 |
41 | Ezra Miller | 180 | 2 | 3.5 |
42 | Channing Tatum | 179 | 3 | 3.0 |
43 | Kurt Russell | 176 | 3 | 3.7 |
44 | Zendaya | 175 | 2 | 4.0 |
45 | Jai Courtney | 175 | 2 | 4.5 |
46 | Michael Caine | 174 | 3 | 4.3 |
47 | Zac Efron | 173 | 5 | 1.8 |
48 | Jeff Goldblum | 172 | 2 | 3.5 |
49 | Tom Hardy | 169 | 2 | 1.5 |
50 | Judi Dench | 169 | 4 | 3.5 |
51 | Ryan Reynolds | 168 | 3 | 1.7 |
52 | Zoe Saldana | 168 | 2 | 3.5 |
53 | Karl Urban | 167 | 2 | 6.5 |
54 | Jamie Dornan | 166 | 2 | 2.0 |
55 | Chris Pine | 166 | 2 | 2.5 |
56 | Taron Egerton | 161 | 2 | 4.0 |
57 | Mark Strong | 161 | 2 | 4.0 |
58 | Felicity Jones | 160 | 2 | 1.5 |
59 | Cara Delevingne | 160 | 3 | 5.0 |
60 | Dave Bautista | 158 | 2 | 4.5 |
61 | Morgan Freeman | 158 | 4 | 4.8 |
62 | Xuan Huang | 157 | 3 | 5.0 |
63 | Jared Leto | 156 | 2 | 2.5 |
64 | Will Smith | 155 | 3 | 1.0 |
65 | James McAvoy | 154 | 2 | 1.0 |
66 | Katherine Waterston | 153 | 2 | 5.5 |
67 | Chao Deng | 152 | 3 | 1.3 |
68 | Will Ferrell | 151 | 3 | 1.0 |
69 | Amy Adams | 151 | 2 | 2.0 |
70 | Jason Clarke | 150 | 2 | 1.5 |
71 | Jack Black | 149 | 2 | 1.5 |
72 | Gerard Butler | 149 | 3 | 3.0 |
73 | Willem Dafoe | 149 | 2 | 3.5 |
74 | Lily James | 147 | 2 | 2.0 |
75 | Mila Kunis | 146 | 3 | 1.3 |
76 | Ben Foster | 145 | 2 | 4.0 |
77 | Rebel Wilson | 143 | 3 | 2.3 |
78 | Emilia Clarke | 143 | 2 | 2.5 |
79 | Eddie Peng | 137 | 3 | 4.3 |
80 | Chadwick Boseman | 137 | 2 | 7.0 |
81 | Jackie Chan | 135 | 4 | 1.0 |
82 | Melissa McCarthy | 133 | 3 | 1.0 |
83 | Baihe Bai | 129 | 2 | 1.0 |
84 | Anne Hathaway | 128 | 2 | 2.0 |
85 | Theo James | 128 | 3 | 2.7 |
86 | Anna Kendrick | 126 | 3 | 1.3 |
87 | Rachel McAdams | 126 | 3 | 3.0 |
88 | Geoffrey Rush | 126 | 2 | 5.5 |
89 | Michael Keaton | 125 | 3 | 2.0 |
90 | Brittany Snow | 125 | 2 | 5.0 |
91 | Anna Camp | 125 | 2 | 5.0 |
92 | Alexis Knapp | 125 | 2 | 8.5 |
93 | Talitha Bateman | 125 | 2 | 8.5 |
94 | Ester Dean | 125 | 2 | 9.5 |
95 | Shailene Woodley | 123 | 2 | 1.0 |
96 | Chow Yun-Fat | 120 | 3 | 1.0 |
97 | Dylan O’Brien | 120 | 3 | 2.3 |
98 | Alicia Vikander | 116 | 2 | 3.0 |
99 | Michael B. Jordan | 115 | 2 | 1.5 |
100 | Benedict Cumberbatch | 114 | 2 | 2.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons