List of highest grossing actors

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

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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]

List

The 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
1 Stan Lee $30,648,396,569 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564) 48 $638,508,262
2 Samuel L. Jackson $27,560,738,592 137 $201,143,854
3 John Ratzenberger $16,600,113,376 Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)49$338,777,824
4 Frank Welker $15,793,141,099 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079) 110 $143,574,010
5 Bob Bergen $15,458,463,520 Minions ($1,159,398,397)59$262,007,856
6 Robert Downey Jr. $15,333,721,841Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564) 67 $228,861,520
7 Warwick Davis $15,046,431,571 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)24$626,934,649
8 Alan Tudyk $14,705,112,307 Frozen II ($1,448,800,077)36$408,475,342
9 Scarlett Johansson $14,628,350,949Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564) 49 $298,537,774
10 Andy Serkis $14,456,069,336Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) 33 $438,062,707
11 Paul Bettany $13,414,404,804Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)32$419,200,150
12 Chris Evans $13,219,986,629 35 $377,713,904
13 Don Cheadle $12,283,060,164 45 $272,956,893
14 Dwayne Johnson $12,254,274,438 Furious 7 ($1,515,047,671) 46 $266,397,270
15 Zoe Saldana $12,213,736,159Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)43$284,040,376
16 Benedict Cumberbatch $12,100,178,301 35 $355,887,597
17 Jon Favreau $12,071,355,385 40 $301,783,885
18 Jeremy Renner $11,969,675,12630$398,989,171
19 Idris Elba $11,958,186,676 Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754) 42 $398,989,456
20 Gwyneth Paltrow $11,868,950,079Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)45$263,754,446
21 Cate Blanchett $11,819,779,307 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,142,219,401) 54 $218,884,802
22 Chris Hemsworth $11,702,818,067Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)25$468,112,723
23 Liam Neeson $11,525,969,465 The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,939,099) 93 $123,935,156
24 Chris Pratt $11,464,373,736Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)28$409,441,919
25 Bradley Cooper $11,354,229,341 36 $315,395,259
26 Tom Hanks $11,277,525,627 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,593) 63 $179,008,343
27 Hugo Weaving $11,264,811,413 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)38$296,442,406
28 Vin Diesel $11,076,417,480Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)33$335,649,015
29 Gary Oldman $11,050,390,309 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,932,398) 57 $193,866,497
30 Mark Ruffalo $10,979,997,315Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564) 46 $238,695,594
31 Morgan Freeman $10,928,144,434The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,939,099) 87 $125,610,856
32 Ian McKellen $10,925,400,596 Beauty and the Beast ($1,263,521,126) 42 $260,128,586
33 Johnny Depp $10,801,738,142 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 69 $156,546,930
34 Alan Rickman $10,778,563,325Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,932,398)39$276,373,419
35 Bill Hader $10,776,869,016Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) 41 $262,850,464
36 Tom Cruise $10,746,182,534 Mission: Impossible – Fallout ($791,115,104) 47 $228,642,182
37 Simon Pegg $10,335,387,123Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)40$265,009,926
38 Anthony Mackie $10,161,236,566Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564)51$199,239,933
39 Harrison Ford $10,166,123,340Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) 52 $195,502,372
40 Paul Rudd $10,099,069,650Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,800,564) 57 $177,176,661
41 Stanley Tucci $10,069,825,310Beauty and the Beast ($1,263,521,126)84$119,878,873
42 Robbie Coltrane $10,069,204,428Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,932,398)37$272,140,660
43 Mickie McGowan $9,998,995,250Minions ($1,159,398,397)27$370,333,157
44 Jess Harnell $9,992,358,235Minions ($1,159,398,397)21$475,826,583
45 Willem Dafoe $9,916,115,616 Aquaman ($1,148,461,807) 91 $108,968,303
46 Ralph Fiennes $9,910,679,034Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,932,398)58$170,873,776
47 Emma Watson $9,906,592,05319$521,399,582
48 Helena Bonham Carter $9,848,856,989 48 $205,184,521
49 Julie Walters $9,819,570,22331$316,760,330
50 Anthony Daniels $9,736,048,408Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)13$748,926,801

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