List of highest-grossing actors
The following are non-definitive lists of the actors with the highest career-film grosses. There are box-office gross revenue lists, which are not adjusted for inflation, as well as lists for the number of box-office ticket sales.
Box-office gross revenue
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Because of the effects of inflation on cinema ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives much more weight to later actors.[1] Therefore, gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will not appear on a modern, unadjusted list, despite their films achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for inflation.[2]
Lead roles
This list only includes leading roles and lead ensemble roles, including voice acting. The list is updated as of 12 March 2024[update].
Rank | Actor | Worldwide total | Films | Average | Top-grossing film | Ref. |
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1 | Robert Downey Jr. | $16,301,122,522 [3] | 65 | $254,705,039 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [4] |
2 | Scarlett Johansson | $15,432,591,515 [3] | 52 | $308,651,830 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [5] |
3 | Samuel L. Jackson | $14,376,505,937[3] | 66 | $217,825,848 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [6] |
4 | Zoe Saldaña | $14,240,098,353[3] | 31 | $459,358,011 | Avatar ($2,923,706,026) | [7] |
5 | Chris Pratt | $13,930,412,487[3] | 23 | $605,670,108 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [8] |
6 | Vin Diesel | $12,094,641,073[dubious ] | 28 | $431,951,467 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [9] |
7 | Chris Hemsworth | $11,959,862,470[3] | 27 | $442,957,869 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [10] |
8 | Tom Cruise | $11,777,319,499[3] | 43 | $273,891,151 | Top Gun: Maverick ($1,478,933,621) | [11] |
9 | Chris Evans | $11,277,890,989[3] | 29 | $388,892,793 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [12] |
10 | Bradley Cooper | $11,275,037,103[3] | 28 | $402,679,897 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [13] |
All roles
This list includes cameos and voice acting. The number of films is from the source The Numbers and may not correspond exactly to a linked filmography. The list is updated as of 20 July 2023[update].
Rank | Actor | Worldwide total | Films | Average | Top-grossing film | Ref. |
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1 | Stan Lee | $30,601,574,433[14] | 50 | $612,031,489 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [15] |
2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $27,774,380,735[14] | 142
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$195,594,231 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [16] |
3 | Frank Welker | $17,442,437,820[14] | 112 | $155,736,052 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079) | [17] |
4 | John Ratzenberger | $16,766,086,423[14] | 52 | $322,424,739 | Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359) | [18] |
5 | Bob Bergen | $15,707,353,005[14] | 60 | $261,789,217 | Minions ($1,157,271,759) | [19] |
6 | Chris Pratt | $15,663,322,335[14] | 36 | $435,092,287 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [20] |
7 | Zoe Saldaña | $15,533,829,929[14] | 47 | $330,507,020 | Avatar ($2,923,706,026) | [21] |
8 | Scarlett Johansson | $15,428,096,444[14] | 52 | $296,694,162 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [22] |
9 | Robert Downey Jr. | $15,346,079,650[14] | 67 | $229,045,965 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [23] |
10 | Andy Serkis | $15,197,137,127[14] | 36 | $422,142,698 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,064,615,817) | [24] |
11 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $15,090,526,782[14] | 43 | $350,942,483 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [25] |
12 | Alan Tudyk | $15,034,696,113[dubious ] | 41 | $366,699,905 | Frozen II ($1,453,683,476) | [26] |
13 | Warwick Davis | $14,971,417,736[dubious ] | 24 | $623,809,072 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,064,615,817) | [27] |
14 | Vin Diesel | $14,140,890,097[dubious ] | 37 | $382,186,219 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [28] |
15 | Jon Favreau | $13,970,645,911[14] | 41 | $340,747,461 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [29] |
16 | Dwayne Johnson | $13,788,085,285[14] | 51 | $270,354,613 | Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364) | [30] |
17 | Chris Evans | $13,753,699,045[14] | 42 | $327,469,025 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [31] |
18 | Idris Elba | $13,334,065,597[14] | 51 | $261,452,267 | Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754) | [32] |
19 | Bradley Cooper | $13,017,541,896[14] | 40 | $325,438,547 | Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) | [33] |
20 | Tom Cruise | $12,783,203,247 [34] | 48 | $266,316,734 | Top Gun: Maverick ($1,478,933,621) | [35] |
Earlier eras
Up until 2000
A survey by
Rank | Actor | Ticket sales (est.) |
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1 | Clark Gable | 1,168,300,000 |
2 | John Wayne | 1,114,000,000 |
3 | Bing Crosby | 1,077,900,000 |
4 | James Stewart | 981,900,000 |
5 | Cary Grant | 942,500,000 |
6 | Spencer Tracy | 937,200,000 |
7 | Gary Cooper | 878,600,000 |
8 | Mickey Rooney | 867,900,000 |
9 | Harrison Ford | 852,700,000 |
10 | Gregory Peck | 728,000,000 |
Up until 1966
In 1966,
Rank | Actor | Total (US/Canada rentals)[38]
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Top-grossing film (US/Canada rentals) |
Films on chart | Average |
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1 | John Wayne | $113,422,000 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) | 17 | $6,671,882 |
2 | Charlton Heston | $110,500,000 | Ben-Hur ($38,000,000) | 7 | $15,785,714 |
3 | Gregory Peck | $105,075,000 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) | 14 | $7,505,357 |
4 | Frank Sinatra | $95,450,000 | From Here To Eternity ($12,200,000)
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17 | $5,614,706 |
5 | Elizabeth Taylor | $85,825,000 | Cleopatra ($23,500,000) | 10 | $8,582,500 |
6 | Richard Burton | $79,950,000 | Cleopatra ($23,500,000) | 7 | $11,421,429 |
7 | James Stewart | $77,700,000 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) | 9 | $8,633,333 |
8 | Bing Crosby | $68,500,000 | White Christmas ($12,000,000) | 11 | $6,227,273 |
9 | Clark Gable | $65,100,000 | Gone with the Wind ($41,200,000) | 6 | $10,850,000 |
10 | William Holden | $62,610,000 | The Bridge on the River Kwai ($17,195,000) | 10 | $6,261,000 |
11 | Cary Grant | $62,550,000 | Operation Petticoat ($9,500,000) | 11 | $5,686,364 |
12 | Shirley MacLaine | $62,150,000 | Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) | 7 | $8,878,571 |
13 | Henry Fonda | $61,250,000 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) | 6 | $10,208,333 |
14 | Fred MacMurray | $58,300,000 | The Shaggy Dog ($9,600,000) | 8 | $7,287,500 |
15 | Spencer Tracy | $57,950,000 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) | 6 | $9,658,333 |
16 | Jean Simmons | $57,450,000 | The Robe ($17,500,000) | 7 | $8,207,143 |
17 | Jack Lemmon | $56,405,000 | Irma La Douce ($11,250,000)
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8 | $7,050,625 |
18 | Marlon Brando | $56,150,000 | Sayonara ($10,500,000) | 9 | $6,238,889 |
19 | David Niven | $54,400,000 | Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) | 6 | $9,066,667 |
20 | Doris Day | $53,900,000 | Lover Come Back ($8,500,000) | 9 | $5,988,889 |
See also
- Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll
- Lists of highest-grossing films
- List of highest-grossing film directors
- List of highest-grossing film producers
- List of highest-paid film actors
- Bankable star
- Movie star
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