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.

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 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)

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Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 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), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($364,001,123 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sing ($270,329,045 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021)

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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)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $5,850,174,572 70 $83,573,922
2 Scarlett Johansson $5,497,209,806 36 $152,700,272
3 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,474,546,165 45 $121,656,581
4 Chris Pratt $5,354,329,237 27 $198,308,490
5 Tom Hanks $5,197,375,848 58 $89,609,928
6 Zoe Saldana $5,076,371,324 33 $153,829,434
7 Tom Cruise $5,043,971,013 45 $112,088,245
8 Bradley Cooper $4,768,433,722 31 $153,820,443
9 Harrison Ford $4,433,993,888 43 $103,116,137
10 Chris Hemsworth $4,429,513,459 28 $158,196,909
11 Chris Evans $4,219,552,143 29 $145,501,798
12 Dwayne Johnson $4,191,515,313 39 $107,474,752
13 Vin Diesel $3,962,558,107 28 $141,519,932
14 Will Smith $3,735,127,227 37 $100,949,385
15 Johnny Depp $3,685,235,615 54 $68,245,104
16 Steve Carell $3,596,657,724 33 $108,989,628
17 Eddie Murphy $3,582,380,113 47 $76,220,853
18 Tom Holland $3,495,258,749 18 $194,181,042
19 Mark Ruffalo $3,417,565,032 25 $136,702,601
20 Matt Damon $3,390,763,036 48 $70,640,897
21 Don Cheadle $3,257,133,326 23 $141,614,492
22 Dave Bautista $3,208,150,933 32 $100,254,717
23 Jack Black $3,206,618,041 32 $100,206,814
24 Jeremy Renner $3,185,916,086 19 $167,679,794
25 Hugh Jackman $3,160,763,815 37 $85,426,049
26 Jim Carrey $3,154,505,239 31 $101,758,234
27 Karen Gillan $3,101,979,176 18 $172,332,176
28 Emma Watson $3,056,916,573 16 $191,057,286
29 Josh Brolin $3,043,780,912 28 $108,706,461
30 Benedict Cumberbatch $3,003,820,990 23 $130,600,913
31 Bruce Willis $2,921,714,487 88 $33,201,301
32 Ryan Reynolds $2,901,626,140 43 $67,479,678
33 Letitia Wright $2,899,703,337 12 $241,641,945
34 Will Ferrell $2,892,862,646 41 $70,557,626
35 Nicolas Cage $2,879,606,139 97 $29,686,661
36 Elizabeth Olsen $2,869,788,039 21 $136,656,573
37 Adam Sandler $2,868,692,285 45 $63,748,717
38 Chadwick Boseman $2,840,667,425 11 $258,242,493
39 Ben Stiller $2,797,049,842 37 $75,595,942
40 Mark Wahlberg $2,750,759,819 48 $57,307,496
41 Brad Pitt $2,739,692,864 47 $58,291,338
42 Denzel Washington $2,730,825,186 49 $55,731,126
43 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,717,060,569 28 $97,037,877
44 Danai Gurira $2,691,077,108 5 $538,215,422
45 Jennifer Lawrence $2,645,260,774 26 $101,740,799
46 Robert De Niro $2,641,705,091 81 $32,613,643
47 Daniel Radcliffe $2,641,236,481 27 $97,823,573
48 Sandra Bullock $2,616,948,145 35 $74,769,947
49 Sebastian Stan $2,616,508,140 19 $137,710,955
50 Robin Williams $2,613,768,840 39 $67,019,714
51 Liam Neeson $2,613,249,768 62 $42,149,190
52 Christian Bale $2,559,093,698 39 $65,617,787
53 Keanu Reeves $2,524,625,690 54 $46,752,328
54 Lupita Nyong'o $2,514,575,544 11 $228,597,777
55 Ben Affleck $2,507,813,077 47 $53,357,725
56 Cameron Diaz $2,488,784,942 32 $77,774,529
57 Natalie Portman $2,485,385,555 37 $67,172,583
58 Gwyneth Paltrow $2,480,583,070 20 $124,029,154
59 Julia Roberts $2,476,069,289 39 $63,488,956
60 Ian McKellen $2,471,499,901 20 $123,574,995
61 Ewan McGregor $2,465,468,126 40 $61,636,703
62 Kevin Hart $2,430,421,640 35 $69,440,618
63 Rupert Grint $2,400,999,185 14 $171,499,942
64 Tom Hiddleston $2,400,852,646 16 $150,053,290
65 Owen Wilson $2,370,031,852 38 $62,369,259
66 Paul Bettany $2,362,585,040 16 $147,661,565
67 Paul Rudd $2,362,149,204 34 $69,474,977
68 Mel Gibson $2,346,232,469 56 $41,897,008
69 Idris Elba $2,345,423,584 32 $73,294,487
70 Adam Driver $2,322,724,539 23 $100,988,023
71 Pom Klementieff $2,289,018,531 5 $457,803,706
72 John Travolta $2,286,574,463 58 $39,423,698
73 Mark Hamill $2,274,275,517 14 $162,448,251
74 Morgan Freeman $2,258,000,802 50 $45,160,016
75 George Clooney $2,246,457,721 38 $59,117,308
76 Tim Allen $2,195,729,389 20 $109,786,469
77 Daisy Ridley $2,191,688,401 16 $136,980,525
78 Benedict Wong $2,185,545,418 7 $312,220,774
79 Sylvester Stallone $2,163,136,709 55 $39,329,758
80 John Boyega $2,152,544,397 15 $143,502,960
81 Channing Tatum $2,092,090,172 34 $61,532,064
82 Mike Myers $2,088,903,550 16 $130,556,472
83 Seth Rogen $2,085,978,040 27 $77,258,446
84 Martin Freeman $2,070,721,545 16 $129,420,097
85 Meryl Streep $2,051,918,019 52 $39,459,962
86 Michael Douglas $2,009,484,851 37 $54,310,401
87 Bill Murray $1,992,087,146 39 $51,079,158
88 Robert Pattinson $1,932,088,095 27 $71,558,818
89 Shia LaBeouf $1,931,386,660 32 $60,355,833
90 Sam Worthington $1,906,603,776 25 $76,264,151
91 Josh Gad $1,875,782,110 18 $104,210,117
92 Kevin Costner $1,870,034,543 42 $44,524,632
93 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,859,074,995 40 $46,476,875
94 Clint Eastwood $1,819,074,512 48 $37,897,386
95 Angela Bassett $1,814,411,800 15 $120,960,787
96 Jason Statham $1,812,406,554 43 $42,148,990
97 Russell Crowe $1,784,107,169 45 $39,646,826
98 Ralph Fiennes $1,777,174,891 33 $53,853,785
99 Chris Pine $1,775,779,723 24 $73,990,822
100 Reese Witherspoon $1,754,006,467 37 $47,405,580

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

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons

Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons