Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Lifetime Acting > Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars

Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office


See also: Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Supporting Stars - Top Worldwide Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Below the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Stars

The figures in this chart represent the total amount of worldwide revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.

Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.

Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,107,522 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($1,058,454,230 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($848,998,877 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($656,695,615 in 2002), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004)

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Chris Pratt
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,553,421 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022)

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Zoe Saldana
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654,310,819 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($467,381,584 in 2013), Star Trek ($386,839,614 in 2009)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $17,834,490,693 82 $217,493,789
2 Chris Pratt $15,324,669,805 29 $528,436,890
3 Zoe Saldana $15,071,387,542 39 $386,445,834
4 Robert Downey, Jr. $13,761,321,869 55 $250,205,852
5 Vin Diesel $13,455,587,002 32 $420,487,094
6 Andy Serkis $13,337,903,966 27 $493,996,443
7 Scarlett Johansson $13,050,783,111 40 $326,269,578
8 Bradley Cooper $12,787,758,931 38 $336,519,972
9 Dwayne Johnson $12,754,681,805 38 $335,649,521
10 Tom Cruise $11,536,814,924 42 $274,686,070
11 Don Cheadle $11,155,378,492 27 $413,162,166
12 Tom Holland $11,010,281,160 19 $579,488,482
13 Benedict Cumberbatch $11,006,423,228 28 $393,086,544
14 Dave Bautista $10,923,248,428 32 $341,351,513
15 Idris Elba $10,750,647,029 40 $268,766,176
16 Chris Hemsworth $10,541,249,289 28 $376,473,189
17 Morgan Freeman $10,495,482,909 65 $161,468,968
18 Johnny Depp $10,486,551,046 57 $183,974,580
19 Michelle Rodriguez $10,322,426,301 28 $368,658,082
20 Alan Rickman $10,249,492,060 23 $445,630,090
21 Karen Gillan $10,235,178,866 24 $426,465,786
22 Tom Hanks $10,172,302,833 60 $169,538,381
23 Harrison Ford $9,936,701,879 38 $261,492,155
24 Paul Bettany $9,903,582,286 25 $396,143,291
25 Cate Blanchett $9,863,294,009 41 $240,568,147
26 Chris Evans $9,798,426,057 28 $349,943,788
27 Jon Favreau $9,796,612,397 17 $576,271,317
28 Ralph Fiennes $9,619,660,893 43 $223,713,044
29 Emma Watson $9,611,097,090 17 $565,358,652
30 Will Smith $9,575,783,856 39 $245,532,919
31 Stanley Tucci $9,407,781,806 52 $180,918,881
32 Mark Ruffalo $9,287,612,777 29 $320,262,510
33 Anthony Mackie $9,248,275,962 42 $220,197,047
34 Benedict Wong $9,106,504,638 12 $758,875,387
35 Josh Brolin $9,017,844,853 31 $290,898,221
36 Robbie Coltrane $8,998,138,057 16 $562,383,629
37 Willem Dafoe $8,673,540,989 60 $144,559,016
38 Stellan SkarsgÄrd $8,651,442,691 43 $201,196,342
39 Elizabeth Olsen $8,431,237,824 20 $421,561,891
40 Orlando Bloom $8,386,682,098 28 $299,524,361
41 Daniel Radcliffe $8,348,103,018 23 $362,961,001
42 Jeremy Renner $8,299,675,398 23 $360,855,452
43 Matt Damon $8,285,281,720 51 $162,456,504
44 Ian McKellen $8,236,444,594 21 $392,211,647
45 Lupita Nyong'o $8,079,246,788 14 $577,089,056
46 Gary Oldman $8,009,585,713 36 $222,488,492
47 Sebastian Stan $7,985,666,044 28 $285,202,359
48 Gwyneth Paltrow $7,931,679,409 21 $377,699,019
49 Helena Bonham Carter $7,840,894,585 39 $201,048,579
50 Woody Harrelson $7,839,923,219 58 $135,171,090
51 Hugo Weaving $7,831,051,984 26 $301,194,307
52 Sigourney Weaver $7,818,657,630 37 $211,315,071
53 Paul Rudd $7,817,115,766 37 $211,273,399
54 Tyrese Gibson $7,764,715,310 26 $298,642,897
55 Rupert Grint $7,695,285,560 15 $513,019,037
56 Liam Neeson $7,689,193,040 63 $122,050,683
57 Chadwick Boseman $7,677,935,197 12 $639,827,933
58 Brad Pitt $7,538,678,103 49 $153,850,574
59 Steve Carell $7,502,687,832 34 $220,667,289
60 Jason Statham $7,480,164,318 31 $241,295,623
61 Jack Black $7,478,110,116 33 $226,609,397
62 Tom Hiddleston $7,477,034,575 15 $498,468,972
63 Oscar Isaac $7,463,362,409 33 $226,162,497
64 Elizabeth Banks $7,436,514,017 46 $161,663,348
65 Alan Tudyk $7,416,546,051 22 $337,115,730
66 J.K. Simmons $7,402,495,221 58 $127,629,228
67 Pom Klementieff $7,316,028,295 8 $914,503,537
68 Keegan-Michael Key $7,254,977,787 30 $241,832,593
69 Leonardo DiCaprio $7,177,638,759 31 $231,536,734
70 Bruce Willis $7,156,782,933 81 $88,355,345
71 Jeff Goldblum $7,154,666,387 34 $210,431,364
72 Danai Gurira $7,085,449,331 7 $1,012,207,047
73 Sam Worthington $7,033,352,997 37 $190,090,622
74 Cameron Diaz $7,028,571,112 30 $234,285,704
75 Julie Walters $6,952,722,216 20 $347,636,111
76 Owen Wilson $6,909,898,733 47 $147,019,122
77 Antonio Banderas $6,851,632,517 49 $139,829,235
78 Bryce Dallas Howard $6,796,179,089 16 $424,761,193
79 Michael Gambon $6,775,929,656 17 $398,584,097
80 Michael Caine $6,753,736,137 46 $146,820,351
81 Mark Hamill $6,651,948,348 18 $369,552,686
82 Robert De Niro $6,630,848,305 70 $94,726,404
83 Timothy Spall $6,615,330,923 30 $220,511,031
84 John Ratzenberger $6,586,304,004 19 $346,647,579
85 Seth Rogen $6,572,254,541 33 $199,159,229
86 Hugh Jackman $6,571,145,986 35 $187,747,028
87 Mark Wahlberg $6,519,517,653 49 $133,051,381
88 Maggie Smith $6,513,885,564 33 $197,390,472
89 Carrie Fisher $6,484,877,886 15 $432,325,192
90 Simon Pegg $6,459,144,807 29 $222,729,131
91 Kristen Wiig $6,454,483,110 31 $208,209,133
92 Ewan McGregor $6,442,051,277 42 $153,382,173
93 Jamie Foxx $6,404,991,940 40 $160,124,799
94 Kate Winslet $6,388,792,692 33 $193,599,779
95 Emma Thompson $6,382,800,814 38 $167,968,442
96 Tom Felton $6,368,221,846 21 $303,248,659
97 Alfred Molina $6,362,881,906 29 $219,409,721
98 Brendan Gleeson $6,294,648,457 38 $165,648,644
99 Letitia Wright $6,226,453,490 12 $518,871,124
100 Christopher Lee $6,203,841,337 27 $229,771,901

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

Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons