List of highest-grossing actors

The following are non-definitive lists of the actors with the highest career-film grosses. There are box office gross revenue lists, which are not adjusted for inflation, as well as lists for the number of box office ticket sales.

Box office gross revenue

Because of the long-term effects of inflation on movie theater ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to later actors.[1] Therefore, the gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will never appear on a modern unadjusted list, despite their films achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for price increases.[2]

All roles

This list includes cameos and voice acting. The number of films is from the source The Numbers and may not correspond exactly to a linked filmography.

  Background shading indicates actors whose films are currently playing in theaters.
RankActorWorldwide total[3]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Stan Lee$30,607,168,726 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)49$624,636,096
2Samuel L. Jackson$27,684,734,363 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)138$200,614,017
3Frank Welker$17,443,260,012Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)111$157,146,487
4John Ratzenberger$16,769,049,880Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)51$328,804,900
5Robert Downey Jr.$15,724,617,388Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)67$234,695,782
6Bob Bergen$15,710,576,714Minions ($1,159,631,140)60$261,842,945
7Scarlett Johansson$15,220,489,224Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)50$304,409,784
8Alan Tudyk$15,008,722,133 Frozen II ($1,447,244,586)40$375,218,053
9Warwick Davis$14,986,669,044Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,065,478,084)24$624,444,544
10Andy Serkis$14,430,308,015Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,065,478,084)35$412,294,515
11Benedict Cumberbatch$13,901,922,253 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)41$339,071,274
12Jon Favreau$13,752,831,126 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)41$335,434,906
13Chris Evans$13,537,821,045 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)40$338,445,526
14Paul Bettany$13,401,964,370Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)32$418,811,387
15Dwayne Johnson$12,479,559,044Furious 7 ($1,517,179,709)49$254,684,878
16Don Cheadle$12,418,000,329 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)46$269,956,529
17Zoe Saldana$12,270,690,383Avatar ($2,845,979,541)44$278,879,327
18Idris Elba$12,089,076,866Avengers: Infinity War ($2,044,540,523)45$268,646,153
18Jeremy Renner$11,956,859,007 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)31$385,705,129
20Gwyneth Paltrow$11,863,417,392Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$263,631,498

Live-action roles

This list does not include cameos or voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[4]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Samuel L. Jackson$20,688,765,824 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)111$186,385,278
2Robert Downey Jr.$15,459,043,529Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)65$237,831,439
3Warwick Davis$14,588,834,555 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,065,478,084)22$663,128,843
4Scarlett Johansson$13,193,779,154Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$293,195,092
5Andy Serkis$13,029,780,431Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,065,478,084)30$434,326,014
6Benedict Cumberbatch$12,981,753,739Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)34$381,816,286
7Don Cheadle$12,418,000,329 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)46$269,956,529
8Paul Bettany$12,185,592,577Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)30$406,186,419
9Zoe Saldana$12,085,027,623Avatar ($2,845,979,541)40$302,125,691
10Jeremy Renner$11,947,164,438 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)30$398,238,815

Lead roles

This list only includes lead roles, including voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[5]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Robert Downey Jr.$14,396,129,469Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)43$334,793,709
2Scarlett Johansson$14,355,260,693Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)32$448,601,897
3Samuel L. Jackson$14,340,189,355 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)63$227,622,053
4Chris Hemsworth$11,200,792,128Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)25$448,031,685
5Chris Evans$11,061,812,689 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)27$409,696,766
6Zoe Saldana$10,976,958,807Avatar ($2,845,979,541)28$392,034,243
7Chris Pratt$10,742,179,179Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)20$537,108,959
8Tom Hanks$10,691,083,366 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,080,329)53$201,718,554
9Vin Diesel$10,539,933,239 Avengers: Infinity War ($2,044,540,523)26$405,382,048
10Bradley Cooper$10,411,243,825 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)27$385,601,623

Supporting roles

This list only includes supporting roles, including voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[6]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Warwick Davis$14,483,414,161Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,065,478,084)18$804,634,120
2Frank Welker$13,657,121,996Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)46$296,893,956
3Bob Bergen$11,729,649,380Minions ($1,159,631,140)29$404,470,668
4John Ratzenberger$11,658,410,276Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)37$315,092,170
5Alan Tudyk$10,998,158,695Frozen II ($1,447,244,586)28$392,791,382
6J. K. Simmons$10,953,237,856Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,690,985,988)50$219,064,757
7Hugo Weaving$10,644,914,920Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)21$506,900,710
8Jess Harnell$9,986,353,300Minions ($1,159,631,140)20$499,317,665
9Gary Oldman$9,834,091,467Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,334,392,544)23$427,569,194
10Samuel L. Jackson$9,687,077,030 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($1,072,944,222)51$189,942,687

Box office ticket sales
See also: List of films by box office admissions

United States

As of March 2022, the following actors are estimated to have sold the most box office tickets in the United States since the 1960s, according to estimates from Inside Kino. The list does not includes cameo or voice acting roles, or ticket sales before the 1960s.[7]

Actor Tickets
(est.)		 Number of blockbusters (10 million+ ticket sales) Top-grossing film (ticket sales)
10M+ 20M+ 30M+ 40M+ 50M+ 60M+
Harrison Ford 869,300,000+ 25 16 12 10 7 6 Star Wars (169,300,000)
Samuel L. Jackson 741,800,000+ 30 15 10 7 6 3 Jurassic Park (91,800,000)
Robert Downey Jr. 563,700,000+ 17 12 9 7 5 3 Avengers: Endgame (93,700,000)
Tom Cruise 538,000,000+ 29 15 8 3 0 0 Top Gun (48,000,000)
Tom Hanks 498,600,000+ 24 13 6 3 1 1 Forrest Gump (78,600,000)
Dustin Hoffman 464,200,000+ 16 11 8 5 2 2 The Graduate (84,200,000)
Will Smith 459,300,000+ 18 15 7 2 2 1 Independence Day (69,300,000)
Robert Redford 448,900,000+ 21 11 4 2 2 2 The Sting (88,900,000)
Morgan Freeman 444,500,000+ 22 10 5 3 2 1 The Dark Knight (74,500,000)
Ian McKellen 442,600,000+ 13 12 10 4 4 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (62,600,000)

India

As of March 2022, Bollywood Hungama lists the following actors as having sold the most box office tickets in India since 1994. The list does not include ticket sales before 1994.[8][9]

Actor Ticket sales Films Average Blockbusters (10 million+ ticket sales) Top-grossing film (ticket sales)
10M+ 20M+ 30M+ 40M+
Akshay Kumar 830,230,000 103 8,060,000 29 2 0 0 Mohra (21,510,000)
Salman Khan 800,490,000 62 12,910,000 31 12 4 1 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (73,960,000)
Shah Rukh Khan 712,740,000 54 13,200,000 29 9 3 1 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (47,970,000)
Ajay Devgn 585,020,000 76 7,700,000 18 2 0 0 Tanhaji (22,700,000)
Aamir Khan 415,950,000 27 15,410,000 19 7 4 1 Raja Hindustani (40,980,000)
Kareena Kapoor Khan 409,580,000 49 8,360,000 13 4 3 0 Bajrangi Bhaijaan (35,420,000)
Karisma Kapoor 390,030,000 38 10,260,000 12 3 1 1 Raja Hindustani (40,980,000)
Amitabh Bachchan 382,160,000 61 6,260,000 11 2 1 0 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (31,170,000)
Sunny Deol 365,770,000 46 7,950,000 9 2 2 1 Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (50,570,000)
Kajol 358,260,000 24 14,930,000 14 6 3 1 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (47,970,000)

European Union

JP's Box-Office lists the following actors as having sold the most box office tickets in the European Union, as of March 2022.

Rank France[10] Germany[11] Italy[12] Spain[13]
Actor Tickets Actor Tickets Actor Tickets Actor Tickets
1 Louis de Funès 315,824,017 Sean Connery 98,689,886 Terence Hill 104,717,278 Samuel L. Jackson 58,985,930
2 Gérard Depardieu 224,718,528 Samuel L. Jackson 87,730,338 Sean Connery 68,579,255 Clint Eastwood 57,970,204
3 Michel Galabru 220,682,123 Alan Rickman 80,210,163 Clint Eastwood 47,968,830 Brad Pitt 53,630,134
4 André Bourvil 205,077,672 Ralph Fiennes 76,959,484 Samuel L. Jackson 46,172,130 Harrison Ford 50,539,757
5 Fernandel 201,940,623 Orlando Bloom 76,116,347 Charlton Heston 44,012,733 Orlando Bloom 49,780,619
6 Jean Gabin 173,893,363 Terence Hill 73,061,700 Marlon Brando 43,012,816 Cate Blanchett 46,424,687
7 Jean-Paul Belmondo 159,628,830 Cate Blanchett 71,070,719 Johnny Depp 41,630,239 Johnny Depp 42,923,155
8 Michel Serrault 145,907,088 Ian McKellen 70,387,240 Fernandel 37,797,494 Ian McKellen 42,426,025
9 Christian Clavier 138,609,885 Harrison Ford 70,009,256 Alain Delon 37,636,907 Meryl Streep 39,734,199
10 Alain Delon 136,659,364 Emma Watson 68,408,810 Harrison Ford 37,594,949 Morgan Freeman 36,746,604

Earlier eras

Up until 2000

A survey by TLA Video in 2000 estimated that the following actors had sold the most movie tickets at the box office.[14][15]

Rank Actor Ticket sales (est.)
1 Clark Gable 1,168,300,000
2 John Wayne 1,114,000,000
3 Bing Crosby 1,077,900,000
4 James Stewart 981,900,000
5 Cary Grant 942,500,000
6 Spencer Tracy 937,200,000
7 Gary Cooper 878,600,000
8 Mickey Rooney 867,900,000
9 Harrison Ford 852,700,000
10 Gregory Peck 728,000,000

Up until 1966

In 1966, Variety calculated a list of the highest-grossing stars using their All-Time Top Grossing Films lists based on the number of films that had earned theatrical rentals of $4 million or more in the United States and Canada by the end of 1965.[16] As the list was based on number of films on the chart, there may have been some stars who appeared in fewer films listed but with a higher total rental. As with current lists, the list favors films and stars of the later eras as later films generally gross more. John Wayne topped the list. Variety noted that Crosby's last hit prior to 1965 was High Society in 1956, and at that date he would have led the list.[16] They also noted that Gable was the undisputed king until he went into the Army in 1942 and that he wasn't ranked higher as many of his earlier hits did not reach their $4 million cut off and therefore, were not included in his total.[16]

RankActorTotal
(US/Canada rentals)[16]		Top-grossing film
(US/Canada rentals)		Films on chartAverage
1John Wayne$113,422,000How the West Was Won ($23,000,000)17$6,671,882
2Charlton Heston$110,500,000Ben-Hur ($38,000,000)7$15,785,714
3Gregory Peck$105,075,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000)14$7,505,357
4Frank Sinatra$95,450,000From Here To Eternity ($12,200,000)17$5,614,706
5Elizabeth Taylor$85,825,000Cleopatra ($23,500,000)10$8,582,500
6Richard Burton$79,950,000Cleopatra ($23,500,000)7$11,421,429
7James Stewart$77,700,000How the West Was Won ($23,000,000)9$8,633,333
8Bing Crosby$68,500,000White Christmas ($12,000,000)11$6,227,273
9Clark Gable$65,100,000Gone with the Wind ($41,200,000)6$10,850,000
10William Holden$62,610,000The Bridge on the River Kwai ($17,195,000)10$6,261,000
11Cary Grant$62,550,000Operation Petticoat ($9,500,000)11$5,686,364
12Shirley MacLaine$62,150,000Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000)7$8,878,571
13Henry Fonda$61,250,000How the West Was Won ($23,000,000)6$10,208,333
14Fred MacMurray$58,300,000The Shaggy Dog ($9,600,000)8$7,287,500
15Spencer Tracy$57,950,000How the West Was Won ($23,000,000)6$9,658,333
16Jean Simmons$57,450,000The Robe ($17,500,000)7$8,207,143
17Jack Lemmon$56,405,000Irma La Douce ($11,250,000)8$7,050,625
18Marlon Brando$56,150,000Sayonara ($10,500,000)9$6,238,889
19David Niven$54,400,000Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000)6$9,066,667
20Doris Day$53,900,000Lover Come Back ($8,500,000)9$5,988,889

See also

References
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