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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies
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This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Paramount Pictures 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.
1
Tom Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), War of the Worlds ($234,280,354 in 2005), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), The Firm ($158,340,892 in 1993) |
2
Eddie Murphy
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 45 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Shrek the Third ($322,719,944 in 2007), Shrek Forever After ($238,736,787 in 2010), Beverly Hills Cop ($234,760,478 in 1984), Beverly Hills Cop II ($153,665,036 in 1987), Coming to America ($128,152,301 in 1988), Norbit ($95,673,607 in 2007), Trading Places ($90,400,000 in 1983), Another 48 Hrs. ($80,047,413 in 1990), The Golden Child ($79,817,937 in 1986), 48 Hrs. ($75,936,265 in 1982) |
3
Shia LaBeouf
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 26 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($402,111,870 in 2009), Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($352,390,543 in 2011), Transformers ($319,246,193 in 2007), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119 in 2008), Eagle Eye ($101,440,743 in 2008), Disturbia ($80,818,974 in 2007) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $2,941,011,446 | 16 | $183,813,215 |
| 2 | Eddie Murphy | $1,797,485,958 | 18 | $99,860,331 |
| 3 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,573,109,442 | 6 | $262,184,907 |
| 4 | Harrison Ford | $1,353,312,387 | 11 | $123,028,399 |
| 5 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,146,269,075 | 12 | $95,522,423 |
| 6 | Simon Pegg | $1,074,914,027 | 5 | $214,982,805 |
| 7 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $987,457,618 | 4 | $246,864,405 |
| 8 | Chris Pine | $893,932,105 | 7 | $127,704,586 |
| 9 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $843,312,782 | 7 | $120,473,255 |
| 10 | Jim Carrey | $817,299,792 | 5 | $163,459,958 |
| 11 | Megan Fox | $803,409,664 | 3 | $267,803,221 |
| 12 | Idris Elba | $766,866,968 | 4 | $191,716,742 |
| 13 | Mike Myers | $763,354,847 | 5 | $152,670,969 |
| 14 | Kate Winslet | $752,497,213 | 3 | $250,832,404 |
| 15 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $750,089,672 | 4 | $187,522,418 |
| 16 | Will Ferrell | $738,618,996 | 8 | $92,327,375 |
| 17 | Glen Powell | $722,133,099 | 3 | $240,711,033 |
| 18 | Jon Hamm | $719,271,663 | 2 | $359,635,832 |
| 19 | Danny Ramirez | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 20 | Lewis James Pullman | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 21 | Jay Ellis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 22 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 23 | Miles Teller | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 24 | Monica Barbaro | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 25 | Chris Rock | $709,518,761 | 6 | $118,253,127 |
| 26 | John Travolta | $709,238,432 | 9 | $78,804,270 |
| 27 | Jack Black | $694,010,808 | 6 | $115,668,468 |
| 28 | Zoe Saldana | $682,545,687 | 5 | $136,509,137 |
| 29 | John Cho | $649,159,410 | 4 | $162,289,853 |
| 30 | Karl Urban | $645,357,020 | 4 | $161,339,255 |
| 31 | Zachary Quinto | $645,357,020 | 3 | $215,119,007 |
| 32 | Ben Stiller | $617,889,875 | 6 | $102,981,646 |
| 33 | Ben Schwartz | $573,054,474 | 3 | $191,018,158 |
| 34 | Cameron Diaz | $561,456,731 | 2 | $280,728,366 |
| 35 | William Shatner | $554,584,986 | 6 | $92,430,831 |
| 36 | Karen Allen | $542,787,198 | 2 | $271,393,599 |
| 37 | Steve Carell | $537,094,641 | 5 | $107,418,928 |
| 38 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $530,081,091 | 4 | $132,520,273 |
| 39 | Mel Gibson | $527,759,117 | 6 | $87,959,853 |
| 40 | Emily Blunt | $502,858,914 | 4 | $125,714,729 |
| 41 | James Marsden | $492,331,313 | 3 | $164,110,438 |
| 42 | Jeff Bridges | $489,847,131 | 2 | $244,923,566 |
| 43 | Brad Pitt | $471,280,614 | 6 | $78,546,769 |
| 44 | Tika Sumpter | $458,701,114 | 3 | $152,900,371 |
| 45 | Matt Damon | $456,010,843 | 7 | $65,144,406 |
| 46 | Cate Blanchett | $444,610,445 | 2 | $222,305,223 |
| 47 | Cedric the Entertainer | $434,718,590 | 4 | $108,679,648 |
| 48 | Shemar Moore | $426,988,004 | 2 | $213,494,002 |
| 49 | Colleen O’Shaughnessey | $426,988,004 | 2 | $213,494,002 |
| 50 | Lee Majdoub | $426,988,004 | 2 | $213,494,002 |
| 51 | Natasha Rothwell | $426,988,004 | 2 | $213,494,002 |
| 52 | Channing Tatum | $422,873,490 | 5 | $84,574,698 |
| 53 | Richard Gere | $422,222,031 | 9 | $46,913,559 |
| 54 | Anton Yelchin | $419,973,750 | 3 | $139,991,250 |
| 55 | Denzel Washington | $413,840,232 | 5 | $82,768,046 |
| 56 | Don Cheadle | $406,205,706 | 2 | $203,102,853 |
| 57 | Ray Winstone | $399,381,698 | 2 | $199,690,849 |
| 58 | David Schwimmer | $396,566,362 | 2 | $198,283,181 |
| 59 | Andy Richter | $396,566,362 | 2 | $198,283,181 |
| 60 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $396,566,362 | 2 | $198,283,181 |
| 61 | Tom McGrath | $396,566,362 | 2 | $198,283,181 |
| 62 | Antonio Banderas | $387,997,291 | 2 | $193,998,646 |
| 63 | Jeremy Renner | $365,647,517 | 3 | $121,882,506 |
| 64 | Scarlett Johansson | $363,384,594 | 3 | $121,128,198 |
| 65 | Jude Law | $361,122,200 | 6 | $60,187,033 |
| 66 | Michelle Monaghan | $358,387,104 | 3 | $119,462,368 |
| 67 | Tommy Lee Jones | $354,712,594 | 3 | $118,237,531 |
| 68 | John Krasinski | $352,253,498 | 3 | $117,417,833 |
| 69 | Leonard Nimoy | $347,355,597 | 4 | $86,838,899 |
| 70 | DeForest Kelley | $347,355,597 | 4 | $86,838,899 |
| 71 | Johnny Depp | $337,944,888 | 6 | $56,324,148 |
| 72 | Demi Moore | $333,935,181 | 3 | $111,311,727 |
| 73 | Tom Hanks | $330,151,138 | 1 | $330,151,138 |
| 74 | Nick Nolte | $330,013,728 | 4 | $82,503,432 |
| 75 | Alec Baldwin | $323,571,862 | 2 | $161,785,931 |
| 76 | Terrence Howard | $318,604,126 | 1 | $318,604,126 |
| 77 | Sean Connery | $317,881,672 | 2 | $158,940,836 |
| 78 | Bruce Willis | $316,995,638 | 3 | $105,665,213 |
| 79 | Mickey Rourke | $312,433,331 | 1 | $312,433,331 |
| 80 | Joseph Quinn | $311,489,900 | 2 | $155,744,950 |
| 81 | Al Pacino | $310,493,741 | 5 | $62,098,748 |
| 82 | Paul Hogan | $309,699,835 | 3 | $103,233,278 |
| 83 | Samuel L. Jackson | $308,712,283 | 6 | $51,452,047 |
| 84 | Dwayne Johnson | $303,147,151 | 4 | $75,786,788 |
| 85 | Hailee Steinfeld | $298,438,594 | 2 | $149,219,297 |
| 86 | Matthew McConaughey | $291,940,755 | 2 | $145,970,378 |
| 87 | Nicolas Cage | $290,880,446 | 7 | $41,554,349 |
| 88 | Peter Cullen | $287,510,432 | 2 | $143,755,216 |
| 89 | Natalie Portman | $284,425,145 | 3 | $94,808,382 |
| 90 | Will Arnett | $280,403,127 | 2 | $140,201,564 |
| 91 | Morgan Freeman | $279,468,368 | 4 | $69,867,092 |
| 92 | Keanu Reeves | $278,230,829 | 3 | $92,743,610 |
| 93 | Byung-hun Lee | $272,724,558 | 2 | $136,362,279 |
| 94 | Paul Rudd | $272,452,523 | 3 | $90,817,508 |
| 95 | Diane Keaton | $271,967,231 | 5 | $54,393,446 |
| 96 | Courteney Cox | $262,811,512 | 3 | $87,603,837 |
| 97 | Alice Eve | $260,789,521 | 2 | $130,394,761 |
| 98 | Michael Douglas | $260,491,781 | 4 | $65,122,945 |
| 99 | Tom Kenny | $253,221,431 | 3 | $84,407,144 |
| 100 | Jay Baruchel | $249,862,836 | 2 | $124,931,418 |
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
Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
