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.
1
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) |
2
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 ($1,361,679,496 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) |
3
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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $17,785,456,441 | 82 | $216,895,810 |
| 2 | Chris Pratt | $15,275,795,880 | 29 | $526,751,582 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,071,387,259 | 39 | $386,445,827 |
| 4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $13,758,882,834 | 55 | $250,161,506 |
| 5 | Vin Diesel | $13,455,586,593 | 32 | $420,487,081 |
| 6 | Andy Serkis | $13,337,903,966 | 26 | $512,996,306 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $13,050,783,111 | 40 | $326,269,578 |
| 8 | Dwayne Johnson | $12,754,680,954 | 38 | $335,649,499 |
| 9 | Bradley Cooper | $12,730,043,130 | 37 | $344,055,220 |
| 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 | $11,005,685,276 | 28 | $393,060,188 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $10,909,165,712 | 32 | $340,911,429 |
| 15 | Idris Elba | $10,750,647,029 | 40 | $268,766,176 |
| 16 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,541,249,289 | 28 | $376,473,189 |
| 17 | Johnny Depp | $10,486,506,044 | 57 | $183,973,790 |
| 18 | Morgan Freeman | $10,479,596,567 | 65 | $161,224,563 |
| 19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,322,425,892 | 28 | $368,658,068 |
| 20 | Alan Rickman | $10,249,492,060 | 23 | $445,630,090 |
| 21 | Karen Gillan | $10,234,952,215 | 24 | $426,456,342 |
| 22 | Tom Hanks | $10,172,302,833 | 60 | $169,538,381 |
| 23 | Harrison Ford | $9,934,147,478 | 38 | $261,424,934 |
| 24 | Paul Bettany | $9,903,582,286 | 25 | $396,143,291 |
| 25 | Cate Blanchett | $9,863,293,916 | 41 | $240,568,144 |
| 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 | $9,287,714,197 | 29 | $320,266,007 |
| 33 | Anthony Mackie | $9,248,275,962 | 41 | $225,567,706 |
| 34 | Benedict Wong | $9,106,504,638 | 12 | $758,875,387 |
| 35 | Josh Brolin | $9,003,784,933 | 31 | $290,444,675 |
| 36 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,998,138,057 | 16 | $562,383,629 |
| 37 | Willem Dafoe | $8,671,890,703 | 60 | $144,531,512 |
| 38 | Stellan Skarsgård | $8,630,112,359 | 43 | $200,700,287 |
| 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 | Ian McKellen | $8,236,439,930 | 21 | $392,211,425 |
| 44 | Matt Damon | $8,223,878,209 | 51 | $161,252,514 |
| 45 | Lupita Nyong'o | $8,079,246,788 | 14 | $577,089,056 |
| 46 | Gary Oldman | $8,001,129,969 | 36 | $222,253,610 |
| 47 | Sebastian Stan | $7,985,666,044 | 27 | $295,765,409 |
| 48 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,931,679,409 | 21 | $377,699,019 |
| 49 | Woody Harrelson | $7,839,923,219 | 58 | $135,171,090 |
| 50 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,839,813,780 | 39 | $201,020,866 |
| 51 | Hugo Weaving | $7,831,051,984 | 26 | $301,194,307 |
| 52 | Paul Rudd | $7,795,009,590 | 37 | $210,675,935 |
| 53 | Sigourney Weaver | $7,773,312,693 | 37 | $210,089,532 |
| 54 | Tyrese Gibson | $7,764,619,347 | 26 | $298,639,206 |
| 55 | Rupert Grint | $7,695,285,560 | 15 | $513,019,037 |
| 56 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,677,935,197 | 12 | $639,827,933 |
| 57 | Liam Neeson | $7,673,829,013 | 62 | $123,771,436 |
| 58 | Brad Pitt | $7,538,678,103 | 49 | $153,850,574 |
| 59 | Jason Statham | $7,480,163,467 | 31 | $241,295,596 |
| 60 | Tom Hiddleston | $7,477,034,575 | 15 | $498,468,972 |
| 61 | Oscar Isaac | $7,463,955,099 | 33 | $226,180,458 |
| 62 | Steve Carell | $7,444,971,372 | 34 | $218,969,746 |
| 63 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,433,047,234 | 45 | $165,178,827 |
| 64 | Alan Tudyk | $7,416,517,253 | 22 | $337,114,421 |
| 65 | Jack Black | $7,412,884,680 | 33 | $224,632,869 |
| 66 | J.K. Simmons | $7,386,702,407 | 58 | $127,356,938 |
| 67 | Pom Klementieff | $7,316,028,295 | 8 | $914,503,537 |
| 68 | Keegan-Michael Key | $7,195,641,390 | 29 | $248,125,565 |
| 69 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $7,177,718,936 | 31 | $231,539,321 |
| 70 | Bruce Willis | $7,156,782,933 | 81 | $88,355,345 |
| 71 | Jeff Goldblum | $7,154,663,820 | 34 | $210,431,289 |
| 72 | Danai Gurira | $7,085,449,331 | 7 | $1,012,207,047 |
| 73 | Sam Worthington | $7,033,352,997 | 36 | $195,370,917 |
| 74 | Cameron Diaz | $7,028,571,112 | 30 | $234,285,704 |
| 75 | Julie Walters | $6,952,716,926 | 20 | $347,635,846 |
| 76 | Owen Wilson | $6,909,898,733 | 47 | $147,019,122 |
| 77 | Antonio Banderas | $6,849,077,905 | 49 | $139,777,100 |
| 78 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $6,795,067,789 | 16 | $424,691,737 |
| 79 | Michael Gambon | $6,775,451,070 | 17 | $398,555,945 |
| 80 | Michael Caine | $6,745,185,243 | 46 | $146,634,462 |
| 81 | Mark Hamill | $6,651,925,552 | 17 | $391,289,738 |
| 82 | Robert De Niro | $6,630,928,482 | 70 | $94,727,550 |
| 83 | Timothy Spall | $6,611,842,413 | 30 | $220,394,747 |
| 84 | John Ratzenberger | $6,586,416,653 | 19 | $346,653,508 |
| 85 | Hugh Jackman | $6,571,145,986 | 35 | $187,747,028 |
| 86 | Seth Rogen | $6,558,315,558 | 33 | $198,736,835 |
| 87 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,517,782,024 | 49 | $133,015,960 |
| 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 | $6,454,483,017 | 31 | $208,209,130 |
| 92 | Ewan McGregor | $6,429,139,816 | 42 | $153,074,758 |
| 93 | Jamie Foxx | $6,403,737,800 | 40 | $160,093,445 |
| 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 | $6,362,500,031 | 29 | $219,396,553 |
| 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
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Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
