Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Per Year Acting > Top Worldwide 2018 Stars
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top Domestic 2018 Stars - Top International 2018 Stars - Top Worldwide 2020 Stars - Top Worldwide 2021 Stars - Top Worldwide 2022 Stars - Top Worldwide 2023 Stars - Top Worldwide 2024 Stars
This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2018 based on the Worldwide box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2018 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 28 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Rampage ($427,947,217 in 2018), Skyscraper ($304,858,121 in 2018), Central Intelligence ($217,194,805 in 2016), Baywatch ($175,863,783 in 2017) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Passengers ($302,239,672 in 2016), The Magnificent Seven ($162,122,642 in 2016) |
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actor based on credits in that role in 8 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Black Panther ($1,336,494,320 in 2018), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Gods of Egypt ($138,836,756 in 2016) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Star Score |
Movies | Average Billing |
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1 | Dwayne Johnson | 448 | 6 | 1.2 |
2 | Chris Pratt | 406 | 5 | 5.0 |
3 | Chadwick Boseman | 336 | 4 | 6.0 |
4 | Johnny Depp | 322 | 4 | 2.0 |
5 | Chris Hemsworth | 301 | 4 | 2.8 |
6 | Robert Downey, Jr. | 295 | 3 | 3.7 |
7 | Karen Gillan | 290 | 3 | 12.3 |
8 | Colin Firth | 284 | 4 | 3.8 |
9 | Paul Bettany | 277 | 3 | 8.0 |
10 | Woody Harrelson | 275 | 4 | 2.3 |
11 | Henry Cavill | 274 | 3 | 1.7 |
12 | Gal Gadot | 272 | 3 | 4.3 |
13 | Vin Diesel | 272 | 3 | 9.3 |
14 | Ezra Miller | 271 | 3 | 4.0 |
15 | Zoe Saldana | 269 | 3 | 8.0 |
16 | Mark Ruffalo | 266 | 3 | 4.3 |
17 | Ryan Reynolds | 260 | 4 | 1.5 |
18 | Dave Bautista | 259 | 3 | 8.3 |
19 | Simon Pegg | 257 | 3 | 3.3 |
20 | Tom Cruise | 253 | 4 | 1.0 |
21 | Scarlett Johansson | 245 | 3 | 3.0 |
22 | Willem Dafoe | 245 | 3 | 3.3 |
23 | Katherine Waterston | 245 | 3 | 5.7 |
24 | Emily Blunt | 234 | 4 | 1.5 |
25 | Ben Affleck | 223 | 3 | 1.3 |
26 | Kevin Hart | 221 | 4 | 2.0 |
27 | Jason Statham | 216 | 3 | 1.7 |
28 | Michael Fassbender | 213 | 3 | 1.3 |
29 | Chris Pine | 210 | 3 | 3.7 |
30 | Morgan Freeman | 209 | 5 | 4.8 |
31 | Idris Elba | 206 | 4 | 3.5 |
32 | T.J. Miller | 206 | 3 | 4.3 |
33 | Mark Wahlberg | 205 | 4 | 1.3 |
34 | Jennifer Lawrence | 203 | 3 | 1.7 |
35 | Cate Blanchett | 202 | 3 | 2.7 |
36 | Samuel L. Jackson | 202 | 3 | 4.3 |
37 | Chris Evans | 200 | 2 | 2.5 |
38 | Don Cheadle | 200 | 2 | 6.5 |
39 | Sebastian Stan | 200 | 2 | 8.5 |
40 | Elizabeth Olsen | 200 | 2 | 10.0 |
41 | Rebecca Ferguson | 199 | 3 | 3.7 |
42 | Danai Gurira | 199 | 2 | 9.0 |
43 | Letitia Wright | 199 | 2 | 12.5 |
44 | Meryl Streep | 197 | 3 | 2.7 |
45 | Josh Brolin | 196 | 3 | 7.3 |
46 | Tom Holland | 195 | 2 | 4.5 |
47 | Pom Klementieff | 194 | 2 | 16.5 |
48 | Riz Ahmed | 193 | 2 | 6.0 |
49 | Angela Bassett | 192 | 2 | 6.5 |
50 | Benedict Cumberbatch | 189 | 2 | 3.5 |
51 | Benedict Wong | 189 | 2 | 13.5 |
52 | Ben Mendelsohn | 188 | 2 | 3.0 |
53 | Mads Mikkelsen | 188 | 2 | 5.0 |
54 | Eddie Redmayne | 184 | 2 | 1.5 |
55 | Dan Fogler | 184 | 2 | 7.0 |
56 | Alison Sudol | 184 | 2 | 7.5 |
57 | Jason Momoa | 183 | 2 | 2.5 |
58 | Ryan Gosling | 181 | 3 | 1.0 |
59 | Andy Serkis | 180 | 2 | 4.5 |
60 | Hannah John-Kamen | 179 | 2 | 7.5 |
61 | Tom Hiddleston | 177 | 2 | 1.5 |
62 | Michelle Williams | 177 | 3 | 2.3 |
63 | Zendaya | 175 | 2 | 4.0 |
64 | Daisy Ridley | 175 | 2 | 6.5 |
65 | Tom Hanks | 174 | 3 | 1.3 |
66 | Josh Gad | 174 | 2 | 5.5 |
67 | Zac Efron | 173 | 5 | 1.8 |
68 | Donnie Yen | 173 | 2 | 3.0 |
69 | Jeff Goldblum | 173 | 2 | 3.5 |
70 | Dakota Johnson | 169 | 3 | 1.0 |
71 | Margot Robbie | 169 | 2 | 3.0 |
72 | Charlize Theron | 169 | 3 | 3.7 |
73 | Karl Urban | 168 | 2 | 6.5 |
74 | Patrick Wilson | 167 | 2 | 3.0 |
75 | Hugh Jackman | 166 | 2 | 1.0 |
76 | John Boyega | 165 | 2 | 3.0 |
77 | Daniel Kaluuya | 165 | 3 | 5.7 |
78 | Michelle Pfeiffer | 165 | 2 | 7.0 |
79 | Jeremy Renner | 162 | 3 | 5.3 |
80 | Dominic Cooper | 162 | 2 | 10.0 |
81 | Felicity Jones | 160 | 2 | 1.5 |
82 | Gerard Butler | 159 | 4 | 2.5 |
83 | Michael B. Jordan | 158 | 2 | 2.0 |
84 | Matt Damon | 156 | 2 | 1.0 |
85 | Jared Leto | 156 | 2 | 2.5 |
86 | Forest Whitaker | 156 | 2 | 5.0 |
87 | James McAvoy | 154 | 2 | 1.0 |
88 | Judi Dench | 154 | 3 | 4.3 |
89 | Sofia Boutella | 154 | 2 | 6.0 |
90 | Jamie Dornan | 151 | 2 | 2.0 |
91 | Amy Adams | 151 | 2 | 2.0 |
92 | Julie Walters | 148 | 2 | 5.0 |
93 | Cara Delevingne | 147 | 2 | 6.5 |
94 | Alicia Vikander | 146 | 2 | 2.0 |
95 | Mark Rylance | 145 | 2 | 3.0 |
96 | Ben Foster | 145 | 2 | 4.0 |
97 | Marisa Tomei | 141 | 2 | 6.0 |
98 | Jack Black | 139 | 2 | 2.0 |
99 | Lily James | 137 | 2 | 3.0 |
100 | Emilia Clarke | 136 | 2 | 2.0 |
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
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chadwick Boseman: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons