Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Acting > Top Domestic Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Domestic Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars
This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the 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
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 54 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Incredibles 2 ($608,581,744 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($391,362,492 in 2019), The Incredibles ($261,441,092 in 2004), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($168,052,812 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128,261,724 in 2015) |
2
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,580,976 in 2017), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($209,028,679 in 2009) |
3
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Jurassic World ($653,406,625 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($574,934,330 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($417,719,760 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Jurassic World: Dominion ($376,851,080 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($358,995,815 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), The Lego Movie ($257,784,718 in 2014) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,849,181,459 | 68 | $86,017,374 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $5,474,546,165 | 45 | $121,656,581 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $5,354,885,824 | 25 | $214,195,433 |
| 4 | Scarlett Johansson | $5,337,686,916 | 34 | $156,990,792 |
| 5 | Tom Hanks | $5,157,782,290 | 56 | $92,103,255 |
| 6 | Zoe Saldana | $5,076,371,324 | 34 | $149,305,039 |
| 7 | Tom Cruise | $4,852,235,014 | 44 | $110,278,069 |
| 8 | Bradley Cooper | $4,768,207,721 | 30 | $158,940,257 |
| 9 | Chris Hemsworth | $4,370,303,283 | 28 | $156,082,260 |
| 10 | Harrison Ford | $4,233,333,174 | 42 | $100,793,647 |
| 11 | Chris Evans | $4,089,027,125 | 28 | $146,036,683 |
| 12 | Vin Diesel | $3,962,558,107 | 28 | $141,519,932 |
| 13 | Will Smith | $3,735,127,227 | 37 | $100,949,385 |
| 14 | Johnny Depp | $3,685,235,615 | 53 | $69,532,747 |
| 15 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,634,109,257 | 38 | $95,634,454 |
| 16 | Steve Carell | $3,594,821,293 | 31 | $115,961,977 |
| 17 | Eddie Murphy | $3,583,637,629 | 46 | $77,905,166 |
| 18 | Tom Holland | $3,495,258,749 | 15 | $233,017,250 |
| 19 | Matt Damon | $3,389,443,230 | 46 | $73,683,548 |
| 20 | Mark Ruffalo | $3,371,517,885 | 23 | $146,587,734 |
| 21 | Don Cheadle | $3,257,133,326 | 23 | $141,614,492 |
| 22 | Dave Bautista | $3,202,902,843 | 27 | $118,626,031 |
| 23 | Jeremy Renner | $3,185,916,086 | 19 | $167,679,794 |
| 24 | Hugh Jackman | $3,146,988,458 | 36 | $87,416,346 |
| 25 | Karen Gillan | $3,101,979,176 | 17 | $182,469,363 |
| 26 | Emma Watson | $3,048,588,994 | 15 | $203,239,266 |
| 27 | Josh Brolin | $3,036,329,630 | 26 | $116,781,909 |
| 28 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $3,003,558,825 | 20 | $150,177,941 |
| 29 | Bruce Willis | $2,921,714,487 | 88 | $33,201,301 |
| 30 | Jim Carrey | $2,917,385,730 | 30 | $97,246,191 |
| 31 | Letitia Wright | $2,899,703,337 | 12 | $241,641,945 |
| 32 | Will Ferrell | $2,888,703,389 | 39 | $74,069,318 |
| 33 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,887,624,782 | 41 | $70,429,873 |
| 34 | Nicolas Cage | $2,877,990,411 | 96 | $29,979,067 |
| 35 | Elizabeth Olsen | $2,869,508,711 | 18 | $159,417,151 |
| 36 | Adam Sandler | $2,868,254,500 | 44 | $65,187,602 |
| 37 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,840,667,425 | 11 | $258,242,493 |
| 38 | Ben Stiller | $2,797,049,842 | 35 | $79,915,710 |
| 39 | Jack Black | $2,782,375,891 | 29 | $95,943,996 |
| 40 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,720,976,292 | 47 | $57,893,113 |
| 41 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,715,965,494 | 27 | $100,591,315 |
| 42 | Danai Gurira | $2,691,077,108 | 5 | $538,215,422 |
| 43 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,645,260,774 | 26 | $101,740,799 |
| 44 | Robert De Niro | $2,635,592,840 | 77 | $34,228,478 |
| 45 | Daniel Radcliffe | $2,632,908,902 | 24 | $109,704,538 |
| 46 | Brad Pitt | $2,626,197,083 | 46 | $57,091,241 |
| 47 | Sandra Bullock | $2,616,948,145 | 34 | $76,969,063 |
| 48 | Liam Neeson | $2,610,405,119 | 60 | $43,506,752 |
| 49 | Robin Williams | $2,587,460,319 | 37 | $69,931,360 |
| 50 | Denzel Washington | $2,558,387,170 | 49 | $52,211,983 |
| 51 | Christian Bale | $2,554,318,775 | 39 | $65,495,353 |
| 52 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $2,480,583,070 | 20 | $124,029,154 |
| 53 | Ian McKellen | $2,471,250,881 | 20 | $123,562,544 |
| 54 | Julia Roberts | $2,467,816,166 | 37 | $66,697,734 |
| 55 | Cameron Diaz | $2,467,183,532 | 30 | $82,239,451 |
| 56 | Natalie Portman | $2,451,279,794 | 34 | $72,096,465 |
| 57 | Ben Affleck | $2,441,195,906 | 45 | $54,248,798 |
| 58 | Ewan McGregor | $2,431,357,365 | 38 | $63,983,089 |
| 59 | Kevin Hart | $2,430,421,640 | 34 | $71,482,989 |
| 60 | Sebastian Stan | $2,421,938,706 | 16 | $151,371,169 |
| 61 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,394,719,717 | 14 | $171,051,408 |
| 62 | Rupert Grint | $2,392,671,606 | 13 | $184,051,662 |
| 63 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,370,552,268 | 11 | $215,504,752 |
| 64 | Owen Wilson | $2,370,031,852 | 37 | $64,054,915 |
| 65 | Paul Bettany | $2,362,585,040 | 16 | $147,661,565 |
| 66 | Mel Gibson | $2,346,209,272 | 55 | $42,658,350 |
| 67 | Paul Rudd | $2,333,430,812 | 31 | $75,271,962 |
| 68 | Adam Driver | $2,315,095,454 | 21 | $110,242,641 |
| 69 | Pom Klementieff | $2,289,018,531 | 5 | $457,803,706 |
| 70 | Keanu Reeves | $2,288,199,689 | 50 | $45,763,994 |
| 71 | John Travolta | $2,279,768,233 | 56 | $40,710,147 |
| 72 | Morgan Freeman | $2,265,241,384 | 50 | $45,304,828 |
| 73 | Mark Hamill | $2,260,275,517 | 13 | $173,867,347 |
| 74 | George Clooney | $2,246,231,720 | 36 | $62,395,326 |
| 75 | Tim Allen | $2,195,729,389 | 20 | $109,786,469 |
| 76 | Daisy Ridley | $2,190,894,310 | 12 | $182,574,526 |
| 77 | Benedict Wong | $2,185,545,418 | 6 | $364,257,570 |
| 78 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,163,136,709 | 54 | $40,058,087 |
| 79 | John Boyega | $2,152,544,397 | 15 | $143,502,960 |
| 80 | Idris Elba | $2,109,256,993 | 31 | $68,040,548 |
| 81 | Channing Tatum | $2,090,804,224 | 32 | $65,337,632 |
| 82 | Mike Myers | $2,090,161,066 | 16 | $130,635,067 |
| 83 | Martin Freeman | $2,070,721,545 | 15 | $138,048,103 |
| 84 | Meryl Streep | $2,051,918,019 | 50 | $41,038,360 |
| 85 | Michael Douglas | $2,009,484,851 | 36 | $55,819,024 |
| 86 | Bill Murray | $1,986,281,844 | 38 | $52,270,575 |
| 87 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,923,757,575 | 28 | $68,705,628 |
| 88 | Sam Worthington | $1,906,603,776 | 24 | $79,441,824 |
| 89 | Robert Pattinson | $1,884,804,183 | 25 | $75,392,167 |
| 90 | Josh Gad | $1,875,782,110 | 18 | $104,210,117 |
| 91 | Kevin Costner | $1,869,933,933 | 42 | $44,522,237 |
| 92 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,848,929,225 | 38 | $48,656,032 |
| 93 | Seth Rogen | $1,831,410,347 | 26 | $70,438,860 |
| 94 | Clint Eastwood | $1,819,074,512 | 48 | $37,897,386 |
| 95 | Angela Bassett | $1,814,411,800 | 15 | $120,960,787 |
| 96 | Russell Crowe | $1,784,107,169 | 44 | $40,547,890 |
| 97 | Chris Pine | $1,775,779,723 | 23 | $77,207,814 |
| 98 | Jason Statham | $1,775,405,843 | 40 | $44,385,146 |
| 99 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,754,006,467 | 37 | $47,405,580 |
| 100 | Brie Larson | $1,752,344,202 | 13 | $134,795,708 |
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
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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