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.
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) |
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 ($1,361,681,188 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) |
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 | $17,807,422,075 | 82 | $217,163,684 |
2 | Chris Pratt | $15,297,797,572 | 29 | $527,510,261 |
3 | Zoe Saldana | $15,071,387,542 | 39 | $386,445,834 |
4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $13,760,012,573 | 55 | $250,182,047 |
5 | Vin Diesel | $13,455,587,444 | 32 | $420,487,108 |
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 | $12,754,681,805 | 38 | $335,649,521 |
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 | $11,005,737,020 | 28 | $393,062,036 |
14 | Dave Bautista | $10,919,810,756 | 32 | $341,244,086 |
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 | $10,486,539,310 | 57 | $183,974,374 |
18 | Morgan Freeman | $10,479,596,567 | 65 | $161,224,563 |
19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $10,322,426,743 | 28 | $368,658,098 |
20 | Alan Rickman | $10,249,492,060 | 23 | $445,630,090 |
21 | Karen Gillan | $10,234,978,096 | 24 | $426,457,421 |
22 | Tom Hanks | $10,172,302,833 | 60 | $169,538,381 |
23 | Harrison Ford | $10,114,419,290 | 38 | $266,168,929 |
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 | $9,287,643,213 | 29 | $320,263,559 |
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 | $9,014,422,834 | 31 | $290,787,833 |
36 | Robbie Coltrane | $8,998,138,057 | 16 | $562,383,629 |
37 | Willem Dafoe | $8,673,550,904 | 60 | $144,559,182 |
38 | Stellan SkarsgÄrd | $8,640,723,321 | 43 | $200,947,054 |
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 | $8,225,007,948 | 51 | $161,274,666 |
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 | Helena Bonham Carter | $7,840,203,044 | 39 | $201,030,847 |
50 | Woody Harrelson | $7,839,923,219 | 58 | $135,171,090 |
51 | Hugo Weaving | $7,831,051,984 | 26 | $301,194,307 |
52 | Paul Rudd | $7,813,134,167 | 37 | $211,165,788 |
53 | Sigourney Weaver | $7,775,631,014 | 37 | $210,152,190 |
54 | Tyrese Gibson | $7,764,620,198 | 26 | $298,639,238 |
55 | Rupert Grint | $7,695,285,560 | 15 | $513,019,037 |
56 | Liam Neeson | $7,685,004,773 | 63 | $121,984,203 |
57 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,677,935,197 | 12 | $639,827,933 |
58 | Brad Pitt | $7,538,678,103 | 49 | $153,850,574 |
59 | Jason Statham | $7,480,164,318 | 31 | $241,295,623 |
60 | Tom Hiddleston | $7,477,034,575 | 15 | $498,468,972 |
61 | Oscar Isaac | $7,463,672,070 | 33 | $226,171,881 |
62 | Jack Black | $7,463,123,584 | 33 | $226,155,260 |
63 | Steve Carell | $7,444,972,031 | 34 | $218,969,766 |
64 | Elizabeth Banks | $7,435,576,861 | 45 | $165,235,041 |
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 | $7,196,460,502 | 29 | $248,153,810 |
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 | $7,154,666,035 | 34 | $210,431,354 |
72 | Danai Gurira | $7,085,449,331 | 7 | $1,012,207,047 |
73 | Sam Worthington | $7,033,352,997 | 36 | $195,370,917 |
74 | Antonio Banderas | $7,029,349,928 | 49 | $143,456,121 |
75 | Cameron Diaz | $7,028,571,112 | 30 | $234,285,704 |
76 | Julie Walters | $6,952,716,926 | 20 | $347,635,846 |
77 | Owen Wilson | $6,909,898,733 | 47 | $147,019,122 |
78 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $6,796,110,471 | 16 | $424,756,904 |
79 | Michael Gambon | $6,775,451,070 | 17 | $398,555,945 |
80 | Michael Caine | $6,745,239,176 | 46 | $146,635,634 |
81 | Mark Hamill | $6,651,932,695 | 18 | $369,551,816 |
82 | Robert De Niro | $6,630,848,305 | 70 | $94,726,404 |
83 | Timothy Spall | $6,614,126,453 | 30 | $220,470,882 |
84 | John Ratzenberger | $6,586,416,653 | 19 | $346,653,508 |
85 | Seth Rogen | $6,572,382,308 | 33 | $199,163,100 |
86 | Hugh Jackman | $6,571,145,986 | 35 | $187,747,028 |
87 | Mark Wahlberg | $6,518,943,189 | 49 | $133,039,657 |
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 | $6,437,863,010 | 42 | $153,282,453 |
93 | Jamie Foxx | $6,403,751,750 | 40 | $160,093,794 |
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