Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Acting > Top Domestic Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Domestic Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars
This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the 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.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Incredibles 2 ($608,581,744 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($390,532,085 in 2019), The Incredibles ($261,441,092 in 2004), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($168,052,812 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128,261,724 in 2015) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,201,140 in 2017), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($209,028,679 in 2009) |
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($364,001,123 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sing ($270,329,045 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,848,351,052 | 69 | $84,758,711 |
2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,474,166,329 | 44 | $124,412,871 |
3 | Scarlett Johansson | $5,317,154,694 | 33 | $161,125,900 |
4 | Chris Pratt | $5,261,829,277 | 24 | $219,242,887 |
5 | Tom Hanks | $5,157,782,290 | 56 | $92,103,255 |
6 | Zoe Saldana | $5,076,371,324 | 34 | $149,305,039 |
7 | Tom Cruise | $4,852,235,014 | 44 | $110,278,069 |
8 | Bradley Cooper | $4,657,057,804 | 29 | $160,588,200 |
9 | Chris Hemsworth | $4,302,827,492 | 28 | $153,672,410 |
10 | Harrison Ford | $4,233,333,174 | 42 | $100,793,647 |
11 | Chris Evans | $4,089,027,125 | 28 | $146,036,683 |
12 | Vin Diesel | $3,962,558,107 | 28 | $141,519,932 |
13 | Johnny Depp | $3,685,235,615 | 52 | $70,869,916 |
14 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,634,109,257 | 37 | $98,219,169 |
15 | Eddie Murphy | $3,583,637,629 | 45 | $79,636,392 |
16 | Will Smith | $3,541,554,010 | 36 | $98,376,500 |
17 | Tom Holland | $3,493,352,041 | 15 | $232,890,136 |
18 | Mark Ruffalo | $3,371,517,885 | 23 | $146,587,734 |
19 | Matt Damon | $3,277,050,296 | 45 | $72,823,340 |
20 | Don Cheadle | $3,257,133,326 | 23 | $141,614,492 |
21 | Dave Bautista | $3,198,446,087 | 26 | $123,017,157 |
22 | Jeremy Renner | $3,185,916,086 | 19 | $167,679,794 |
23 | Steve Carell | $3,123,998,671 | 30 | $104,133,289 |
24 | Karen Gillan | $3,101,979,176 | 16 | $193,873,699 |
25 | Emma Watson | $3,048,588,994 | 15 | $203,239,266 |
26 | Josh Brolin | $3,035,507,611 | 25 | $121,420,304 |
27 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $3,003,558,825 | 19 | $158,082,043 |
28 | Bruce Willis | $2,921,714,487 | 88 | $33,201,301 |
29 | Jim Carrey | $2,917,385,730 | 30 | $97,246,191 |
30 | Letitia Wright | $2,899,703,337 | 12 | $241,641,945 |
31 | Will Ferrell | $2,888,703,389 | 39 | $74,069,318 |
32 | Elizabeth Olsen | $2,869,508,711 | 17 | $168,794,630 |
33 | Adam Sandler | $2,868,254,500 | 44 | $65,187,602 |
34 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,840,667,425 | 11 | $258,242,493 |
35 | Nicolas Cage | $2,803,953,402 | 93 | $30,150,037 |
36 | Ben Stiller | $2,797,049,842 | 35 | $79,915,710 |
37 | Jack Black | $2,761,763,128 | 29 | $95,233,211 |
38 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,720,948,868 | 46 | $59,151,062 |
39 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,715,965,494 | 27 | $100,591,315 |
40 | Danai Gurira | $2,691,077,108 | 5 | $538,215,422 |
41 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,645,260,774 | 24 | $110,219,199 |
42 | Robert De Niro | $2,632,961,389 | 77 | $34,194,304 |
43 | Daniel Radcliffe | $2,632,908,902 | 24 | $109,704,538 |
44 | Brad Pitt | $2,626,197,083 | 45 | $58,359,935 |
45 | Sandra Bullock | $2,616,948,145 | 34 | $76,969,063 |
46 | Liam Neeson | $2,606,096,366 | 60 | $43,434,939 |
47 | Robin Williams | $2,587,460,319 | 37 | $69,931,360 |
48 | Denzel Washington | $2,558,387,170 | 48 | $53,299,733 |
49 | Christian Bale | $2,554,300,443 | 39 | $65,494,883 |
50 | Hugh Jackman | $2,524,017,957 | 33 | $76,485,393 |
51 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $2,480,583,070 | 20 | $124,029,154 |
52 | Julia Roberts | $2,467,816,166 | 37 | $66,697,734 |
53 | Cameron Diaz | $2,467,183,532 | 29 | $85,075,294 |
54 | Ian McKellen | $2,462,927,187 | 19 | $129,627,747 |
55 | Natalie Portman | $2,446,971,041 | 34 | $71,969,737 |
56 | Ben Affleck | $2,441,195,906 | 45 | $54,248,798 |
57 | Ewan McGregor | $2,427,021,280 | 38 | $63,868,981 |
58 | Sebastian Stan | $2,421,938,706 | 15 | $161,462,580 |
59 | Kevin Hart | $2,414,938,972 | 34 | $71,027,617 |
60 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,394,719,717 | 13 | $184,209,209 |
61 | Rupert Grint | $2,392,671,606 | 13 | $184,051,662 |
62 | Owen Wilson | $2,370,031,852 | 37 | $64,054,915 |
63 | Paul Bettany | $2,362,585,040 | 16 | $147,661,565 |
64 | Mel Gibson | $2,346,209,272 | 53 | $44,268,099 |
65 | Paul Rudd | $2,330,019,139 | 30 | $77,667,305 |
66 | Adam Driver | $2,315,095,454 | 21 | $110,242,641 |
67 | Pom Klementieff | $2,289,018,531 | 5 | $457,803,706 |
68 | Keanu Reeves | $2,288,199,689 | 50 | $45,763,994 |
69 | John Travolta | $2,279,768,233 | 56 | $40,710,147 |
70 | Mark Hamill | $2,260,275,517 | 13 | $173,867,347 |
71 | Morgan Freeman | $2,257,949,323 | 49 | $46,080,598 |
72 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,231,621,715 | 11 | $202,874,701 |
73 | Tim Allen | $2,195,729,389 | 20 | $109,786,469 |
74 | Daisy Ridley | $2,190,894,310 | 12 | $182,574,526 |
75 | Benedict Wong | $2,185,545,418 | 6 | $364,257,570 |
76 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,163,136,709 | 53 | $40,813,900 |
77 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,153,504,364 | 41 | $52,524,497 |
78 | John Boyega | $2,152,544,397 | 15 | $143,502,960 |
79 | George Clooney | $2,135,081,803 | 35 | $61,002,337 |
80 | Idris Elba | $2,109,256,993 | 31 | $68,040,548 |
81 | Mike Myers | $2,090,161,066 | 15 | $139,344,071 |
82 | Martin Freeman | $2,070,721,545 | 15 | $138,048,103 |
83 | Meryl Streep | $2,051,918,019 | 50 | $41,038,360 |
84 | Channing Tatum | $2,047,884,631 | 32 | $63,996,395 |
85 | Michael Douglas | $2,009,484,851 | 36 | $55,819,024 |
86 | Bill Murray | $1,982,870,171 | 37 | $53,591,086 |
87 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,923,757,575 | 28 | $68,705,628 |
88 | Robert Pattinson | $1,884,804,183 | 25 | $75,392,167 |
89 | Sam Worthington | $1,877,568,074 | 22 | $85,344,003 |
90 | Josh Gad | $1,875,782,110 | 17 | $110,340,124 |
91 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,848,929,225 | 38 | $48,656,032 |
92 | Kevin Costner | $1,840,898,231 | 41 | $44,899,957 |
93 | Seth Rogen | $1,831,410,347 | 26 | $70,438,860 |
94 | Clint Eastwood | $1,819,074,512 | 48 | $37,897,386 |
95 | Angela Bassett | $1,814,411,800 | 15 | $120,960,787 |
96 | Russell Crowe | $1,779,576,751 | 43 | $41,385,506 |
97 | Chris Pine | $1,775,648,723 | 22 | $80,711,306 |
98 | Jason Statham | $1,775,405,843 | 40 | $44,385,146 |
99 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,754,006,467 | 37 | $47,405,580 |
100 | Brie Larson | $1,752,344,202 | 13 | $134,795,708 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons