Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Per Year Acting > Top Worldwide 2008 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2008 at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2008 Stars - Top International 2008 Stars - Top Worldwide 2020 Stars - Top Worldwide 2021 Stars - Top Worldwide 2022 Stars - Top Worldwide 2023 Stars - Top Worldwide 2024 Stars - Top Worldwide 2025 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2008 based on the Worldwide box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2008 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).
The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on worldwide box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Hancock ($624,234,272 in 2008), I am Legend ($585,532,684 in 2007), The Pursuit of Happyness ($307,311,093 in 2006), Seven Pounds ($166,617,328 in 2008) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 26 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), Transformers ($708,272,592 in 2007), Eagle Eye ($180,585,259 in 2008), Disturbia ($118,537,627 in 2007) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 39 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Bourne Ultimatum ($444,043,396 in 2007), Ocean\'s Thirteen ($311,744,465 in 2007), The Departed ($289,660,619 in 2006), The Good Shepherd ($100,378,271 in 2006) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Smith | 338 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Shia LaBeouf | 309 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Matt Damon | 303 | 4 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Adam Sandler | 292 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Brad Pitt | 291 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Cate Blanchett | 270 | 4 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Johnny Depp | 265 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Nicolas Cage | 264 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Keira Knightley | 255 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 10 | Denzel Washington | 240 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 237 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Ben Stiller | 213 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Hugh Jackman | 206 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 14 | Steve Carell | 202 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Orlando Bloom | 200 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 16 | Meryl Streep | 199 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Robert Downey, Jr. | 194 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Gerard Butler | 193 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Daniel Craig | 192 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Vince Vaughn | 191 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 21 | George Clooney | 189 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Jack Black | 186 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 23 | Will Ferrell | 180 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Jamie Foxx | 179 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Tom Cruise | 170 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 26 | Brendan Fraser | 165 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Anne Hathaway | 162 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 28 | Jennifer Aniston | 161 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Tim Allen | 160 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Jack Nicholson | 159 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Michelle Monaghan | 156 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Nicole Kidman | 156 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 33 | John Travolta | 155 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 34 | Kate Winslet | 153 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 35 | Robin Williams | 153 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 36 | Tom Hanks | 151 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Cameron Diaz | 151 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Russell Crowe | 151 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 39 | Colin Firth | 150 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 40 | Sarah Jessica Parker | 146 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 41 | Christian Bale | 144 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 42 | Ralph Fiennes | 142 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 43 | James McAvoy | 141 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 44 | James Marsden | 141 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 45 | Keanu Reeves | 138 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 46 | Mark Wahlberg | 138 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 47 | Owen Wilson | 138 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 48 | Jet Li | 138 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 49 | Jodie Foster | 136 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 50 | Josh Hutcherson | 135 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 51 | Kate Beckinsale | 134 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 52 | Katherine Heigl | 131 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 53 | Tobin Bell | 130 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 54 | Jackie Chan | 130 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 55 | Harrison Ford | 127 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 56 | Patrick Dempsey | 126 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 57 | Bruce Willis | 114 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 58 | Seth Rogen | 113 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 59 | Sylvester Stallone | 112 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Al Pacino | 111 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 61 | Ashton Kutcher | 107 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 62 | Scarlett Johansson | 107 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 63 | Javier Bardem | 106 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 64 | Christopher Mintz-Plasse | 104 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 65 | Jim Carrey | 101 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 66 | Natalie Portman | 101 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 67 | Kate Hudson | 101 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 68 | Jessica Alba | 100 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 69 | Geoffrey Rush | 100 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 70 | Heath Ledger | 100 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 71 | Jack Davenport | 100 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 72 | Bill Nighy | 100 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 73 | Daniel Radcliffe | 99 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 74 | Clive Owen | 99 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 75 | Audrey Tautou | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 76 | Rupert Grint | 99 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 77 | Emma Watson | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 78 | Karen Allen | 99 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 79 | Ray Winstone | 99 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 80 | Regina Hall | 99 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 81 | Tobey Maguire | 98 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 82 | Matthew McConaughey | 97 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 83 | Eva Green | 97 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 84 | Anna Faris | 96 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 85 | Chris Evans | 96 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 86 | Megan Fox | 96 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 87 | Mizuo Peck | 96 | 1 | 13.0 |
| 88 | Patrick Gallagher | 96 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 89 | Terrence Howard | 94 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 90 | Jeff Bridges | 94 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 91 | Ian McKellen | 94 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 92 | Gwyneth Paltrow | 94 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 93 | Patrick Stewart | 94 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 94 | Pierce Brosnan | 93 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 95 | Stellan Skarsgård | 93 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 96 | Julie Walters | 93 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 97 | Dominic Cooper | 93 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 98 | Amanda Seyfried | 93 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 99 | Christine Baranski | 93 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 100 | Brandon Routh | 92 | 1 | 1.0 |
The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Will Smith: By Walmart Stores [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Matt Damon: By nicolas genin from Paris, France [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
