List of highest-grossing actors

The following is a non-definitive list of the actors with the highest career-film grosses. The list is not adjusted for inflation.

Due to 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, this list is 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]

A survey in 2000 found that the three actors who had sold the most movie tickets were Clark Gable (1,168,300,000), John Wayne (1,114,000,000), and Bing Crosby (1,077,900,000).[3]

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[4]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Stan Lee$30,648,396,569Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)48$638,508,262
2Samuel L. Jackson$27,560,738,592 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)137$201,143,854
3John Ratzenberger$16,600,113,376Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)49$338,777,824
4Frank Welker$15,793,141,099Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)110$143,574,010
5Bob Bergen$15,458,463,520Minions ($1,159,398,397)59$262,007,856
6Robert Downey Jr.$15,333,721,841Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)67$228,861,520
7Warwick Davis$15,046,431,571Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)24$626,934,649
8Alan Tudyk$14,705,112,307Frozen II ($1,448,800,077)36$408,475,342
9Scarlett Johansson$14,628,350,949Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)49$298,537,774
10Andy Serkis$14,456,069,336Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)33$438,062,707
11Paul Bettany$13,414,404,804Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)32$419,200,150
12Chris Evans$13,219,986,629 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)35$377,713,904
13Don Cheadle$12,283,060,164 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$272,956,893
14Dwayne Johnson$12,254,274,438Furious 7 ($1,515,047,671)46$266,397,270
15Zoe Saldana$12,213,736,159Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)43$284,040,376
16Benedict Cumberbatch$12,100,178,301 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)35$355,887,597
17Jon Favreau$12,071,355,385 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)40$301,783,885
18Jeremy Renner$11,969,675,126 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)30$398,989,171
19Idris Elba$11,958,186,676Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754)42$398,989,456
20Gwyneth Paltrow$11,868,950,079Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$263,754,446

Live-action roles

This list does not include cameos or voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[5]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Samuel L. Jackson$20,552,760,549 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)110$186,843,278
2Robert Downey Jr.$15,058,390,411Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)64$235,287,350
3Warwick Davis$14,647,306,096 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)22$665,786,641
4Andy Serkis$13,050,469,932Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)28$466,088,212
5Scarlett Johansson$12,820,718,654Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)44$291,379,969
6Don Cheadle$12,276,145,403 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$272,803,231
7Paul Bettany$12,187,740,628 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)30$406,258,021
8Zoe Saldana$12,029,847,661Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)40$300,746,192
9Jeremy Renner$11,949,446,084 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)29$412,049,865
10Gwyneth Paltrow$11,865,237,302Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$263,671,940

Lead roles

This list only includes lead roles, including voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[6]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Robert Downey Jr.$14,370,951,327Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)43$334,208,170
2Samuel L. Jackson$14,238,510,456 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)63$226,008,102
3Scarlett Johansson$13,675,360,865Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)29$471,564,168
4Chris Hemsworth$11,203,044,415Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)24$466,793,517
5Chris Evans$11,056,795,251 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)24$460,699,802
6Zoe Saldana$10,921,331,667Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)28$390,047,560
7Chris Pratt$10,695,390,273Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)17$629,140,604
8Tom Hanks$10,640,794,116 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,813)51$208,643,022
9Bradley Cooper$10,405,372,022 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)27$385,384,149
10Johnny Depp$10,315,040,792Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725)52$198,366,169

Supporting roles

This list only includes supporting roles, including voice acting.

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RankActorWorldwide total[7]Top-grossing filmFilmsAverage
1Warwick Davis$14,528,973,660Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)17$854,645,509
2Frank Welker$11,541,094,296Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)37$311,921,467
3John Ratzenberger$11,486,236,189Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)36$319,062,116
4Bob Bergen$11,009,616,479Minions ($1,159,398,397)25$440,384,659
5Hugo Weaving$10,655,817,445Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)21$507,419,878
6Alan Tudyk$10,648,016,402Frozen II ($1,448,800,077)24$443,667,350
7Jess Harnell$9,990,991,014Minions ($1,159,398,397)20$499,549,551
8Gary Oldman$9,673,698,764Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,932,398)21$460,652,322
9Andy Serkis$9,655,397,482Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)15$643,693,165
10Samuel L. Jackson$9,648,559,663 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($1,074,141,030)50$192,971,193

Earlier eras

As noted above, a survey in 2000 found that the three actors who had sold the most movie tickets were Clark Gable (1,168,300,000), John Wayne (1,114,000,000), and Bing Crosby (1,077,900,000).[3]

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.[8] 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.[8] 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.[8]

RankActorTotal
(US/Canada rentals)[8]		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
  1. Bialik, Carl (January 29, 2010). "How Hollywood Box-Office Records Are Made". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. Pincus-Roth, Zachary (July 6, 2009). "Best Weekend Never". Slate. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  3. Macfarlane, Malcolm (2001). Bing Crosby – Day by Day. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 670–671. ISBN 0-8108-4145-2.
  4. "Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. "Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. "Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. Beaupre, Lee (5 January 1966). "Star, Producer, Director Identification With All-Time Top-Grossing Features". Variety. p. 7.
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