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 effects of inflation on cinema ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives much more weight to later actors.[1]

Lead roles

This list only includes leading roles and lead ensemble roles, including voice acting. The list is updated as of 14 January 2026.

Rank Actor Worldwide total Films Average Top-grossing film Ref.
1 Zoe Saldaña $15,470,006,200 33 $468,788,067 Avatar ($2,923,706,026) [2][3]
2 Scarlett Johansson $15,401,507,141 36 $427,819,643 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [4]
3 Samuel L. Jackson $14,613,700,731 70 $208,767,153 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [5]
4 Robert Downey Jr. $14,315,110,840 45 $318,113,574 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [6]
5 Chris Pratt $14,128,303,784 28 $504,582,278 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [7]
6 Tom Cruise $12,669,366,862[8] 45 $281,541,486 Top Gun: Maverick ($1,452,163,362) [9]
7 Chris Hemsworth $12,189,865,785[8] 31 $393,221,477 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [10]
8 Vin Diesel $12,043,063,424 28 $430,109,408 Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241) [11]
9 Chris Evans $11,489,026,787[8] 29 $396,173,337 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [12]
10 Dwayne Johnson $11,466,158,582 [8] 41 $279,662,404 Furious 7 ($1,510,065,395) [13]

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. The list is updated as of 14 January 2026.

Rank Actor Worldwide total Films Average Top-grossing film Ref.
1 Stan Lee $30,527,135,363 50 $610,542,707 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [14]
2 Samuel L. Jackson $28,361,777,544 146 $194,258,750 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [15]
3 Alan Tudyk $18,651,665,463 47 $396,843,946 Zootopia 2 ($1,657,039,651) [16]
4 John Ratzenberger $18,482,324,141 54 $342,265,262 Inside Out 2 ($1,698,831,782) [17]
5 Frank Welker $17,489,352,325 114 $153,415,371 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079) [18]
6 Zoe Saldaña $16,860,833,112 49 $344,098,635 Avatar ($2,923,706,026) [19]
7 Dwayne Johnson $16,724,080,150 57 $293,404,915 Zootopia 2 ($1,657,039,651) [20]
8 Scarlett Johansson $16,435,483,784 57 $288,341,821 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [21]
9 Robert Downey Jr. $16,244,881,835 68 $238,895,321 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [22]
10 Chris Pratt $15,861,129,625 41 $386,856,820 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [23]
11 Bob Bergen $15,750,289,819 60 $262,504,830 Minions ($1,157,271,759) [24]
12 Idris Elba $15,499,789,017 57 $271,926,123 Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241) [25]
13 Jon Favreau $15,251,473,924 42 $363,130,332 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [26]
14 Andy Serkis $15,201,463,826 40 $380,036,596 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,056,046,835) [27]
15 Benedict Cumberbatch $15,124,724,574 50 $302,494,491 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [28]
16 Warwick Davis $14,955,100,548 24 $623,129,190 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,056,046,835) [29]
17 Vin Diesel $14,089,688,135 37 $380,802,382 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [30]
18 Chris Hemsworth $14,019,660,935[8] 34 $412,342,969 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [31]
19 Chris Evans $13,973,624,854 45 $310,524,997 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [32]
20 Bradley Cooper $13,758,873,775 44 $312,701,677 Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922) [33]

Earlier eras

Up until 2000

See also: List of films by box office admissions

A survey by TLA Video in 2000 estimated that the following actors had sold the most movie tickets at the box office.[34][35]

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.[36] 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. 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.[36] They also noted that Gable was the undisputed king until he went into the Army in 1942 and that he was not ranked higher as many of his earlier hits did not reach their $4 million cut-off and were therefore not included in his total.[36]

Rank Actor Total
(US/Canada rentals)[36] 		Top-grossing film
(US/Canada rentals) 		Films on chart Average
1 John Wayne $113,422,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) 17 $6,671,882
2 Charlton Heston $110,500,000 Ben-Hur ($38,000,000) 7 $15,785,714
3 Gregory Peck $105,075,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) 14 $7,505,357
4 Frank Sinatra $95,450,000 From Here To Eternity ($12,200,000) 17 $5,614,706
5 Elizabeth Taylor $85,825,000 Cleopatra ($23,500,000) 10 $8,582,500
6 Richard Burton $79,950,000 Cleopatra ($23,500,000) 7 $11,421,429
7 James Stewart $77,700,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) 9 $8,633,333
8 Bing Crosby $68,500,000 White Christmas ($12,000,000) 11 $6,227,273
9 Clark Gable $65,100,000 Gone with the Wind ($41,200,000) 6 $10,850,000
10 William Holden $62,610,000 The Bridge on the River Kwai ($17,195,000) 10 $6,261,000
11 Cary Grant $62,550,000 Operation Petticoat ($9,500,000) 11 $5,686,364
12 Shirley MacLaine $62,150,000 Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) 7 $8,878,571
13 Henry Fonda $61,250,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) 6 $10,208,333
14 Fred MacMurray $58,300,000 The Shaggy Dog ($9,600,000) 8 $7,287,500
15 Spencer Tracy $57,950,000 How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) 6 $9,658,333
16 Jean Simmons $57,450,000 The Robe ($17,500,000) 7 $8,207,143
17 Jack Lemmon $56,405,000 Irma La Douce ($11,250,000) 8 $7,050,625
18 Marlon Brando $56,150,000 Sayonara ($10,500,000) 9 $6,238,889
19 David Niven $54,400,000 Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) 6 $9,066,667
20 Doris Day $53,900,000 Lover Come Back ($8,500,000) 9 $5,988,889

See also

References

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