Who really sells the tickets?

Worldwide box office credited to every actor and director, ranked by the period you pick. Counted once per film. Every figure sourced and rated.

How this works

A film counts once towards a person’s total, no matter how many credits they have on it (director, writer and actor on the same title still adds up only once). A film’s money lands in the period its release date falls in. Box office coverage varies by person, so every row shows how many films the total is actually built from. Read the methodology for the full detail.

Chris Pratt
$15.26bn
18 films in this period18 credits
Tom Holland
$16.76bn
19 films in this period19 credits
Samuel L. Jackson
$14.23bn
30 films in this period30 credits

Films first released, or re-released, between 2 November 2016 and 1 November 2026. Compared with 2 November 2006 to 1 November 2016.

All appearances

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Worldwide gross: Last 10 years

Films released in the period

Tom Holland$16.76bn
Chris Pratt$15.26bn
Samuel L. Jackson$14.23bn
Vin Diesel$12.45bn
Dwayne Johnson$12.32bn
Zoe Saldaña$12.32bn
Zendaya$11.39bn
Chris Evans$10.99bn
Bradley Cooper$10.81bn
Scarlett Johansson$10.81bn

Ranking: Last 10 years

Rank change vs the 10 years before

RankPersonChange

27
Morgan Freeman
20 films, 20 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 22 places versus the 10 years before
$746.75m
in 2025 money
$106.68m
in 2025 money
Avg $106.68mHit rate
26
Julia Roberts
6 films, 6 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 1 places versus the 10 years before
$866.15m
in 2025 money
$173.23m
in 2025 money
Avg $173.23mHit rate
25
Denzel Washington
10 films, 11 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 1 places versus the 10 years before
$1.05bn
in 2025 money
$150.25m
in 2025 money
Avg $150.25mHit rate
24
Jennifer Lawrence
8 films, 8 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 14 places versus the 10 years before
$1.05bn
in 2025 money
$175.30m
in 2025 money
Avg $175.30mHit rate
23
Steven Spielberg
6 films, 6 creditsDirectingAll appearances
Down 1 places versus the 10 years before
$1.35bn
in 2025 money
$269.96m
in 2025 money
Avg $269.96mHit rate
22
Robert De Niro
14 films, 14 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 1 places versus the 10 years before
$1.65bn
in 2025 money
$205.73m
in 2025 money
Avg $205.73mHit rate
21
Brad Pitt
11 films, 11 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 2 places versus the 10 years before
$2.52bn
in 2025 money
$315.06m
in 2025 money
Avg $315.06mHit rate
20
Will Smith
10 films, 10 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 4 places versus the 10 years before
$2.83bn
in 2025 money
$404.03m
in 2025 money
Avg $404.03mHit rate
19
Harrison Ford
8 films, 8 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 4 places versus the 10 years before
$3.18bn
in 2025 money
$530.26m
in 2025 money
Avg $530.26mHit rate
18
Tom Hanks
15 films, 15 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 2 places versus the 10 years before
$3.39bn
in 2025 money
$339.16m
in 2025 money
Avg $339.16mHit rate
17
Johnny Depp
15 films, 15 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 9 places versus the 10 years before
$3.52bn
in 2025 money
$586.73m
in 2025 money
Avg $586.73mHit rate
16
Keanu Reeves
21 films, 21 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 12 places versus the 10 years before
$4.29bn
in 2025 money
$390.29m
in 2025 money
Avg $390.29mHit rate
15
Tom Cruise
7 films, 7 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 3 places versus the 10 years before
$4.56bn
in 2025 money
$651.59m
in 2025 money
Avg $651.59mHit rate
14
Jon Bernthal
19 films, 19 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 11 places versus the 10 years before
$5.17bn
in 2025 money
$397.51m
in 2025 money
Avg $397.51mHit rate
13
Matt Damon
21 films, 21 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 1 places versus the 10 years before
$6.95bn
in 2025 money
$434.55m
in 2025 money
Avg $434.55mHit rate
12
Robert Downey Jr.
6 films, 6 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 10 places versus the 10 years before
$8.56bn
in 2025 money
$1.71bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.71bnHit rate
11
Chris Hemsworth
13 films, 13 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 5 places versus the 10 years before
$8.84bn
in 2025 money
$884.03m
in 2025 money
Avg $884.03mHit rate
10
Scarlett Johansson
20 films, 20 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 7 places versus the 10 years before
$10.81bn
in 2025 money
$636.07m
in 2025 money
Avg $636.07mHit rate
9
Bradley Cooper
15 films, 18 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 3 places versus the 10 years before
$10.81bn
in 2025 money
$831.84m
in 2025 money
Avg $831.84mHit rate
8
Chris Evans
18 films, 18 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 4 places versus the 10 years before
$10.99bn
in 2025 money
$999.25m
in 2025 money
Avg $999.25mHit rate
7
Zendaya
15 films, 15 creditsActingAll appearances
NEW not ranked in the 10 years before
$11.39bn
in 2025 money
$949.19m
in 2025 money
Avg $949.19mHit rate
6
Zoe Saldaña
18 films, 18 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 3 places versus the 10 years before
$12.32bn
in 2025 money
$1.12bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.12bnHit rate
5
Dwayne Johnson
26 films, 26 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 2 places versus the 10 years before
$12.32bn
in 2025 money
$648.64m
in 2025 money
Avg $648.64mHit rate
4
Vin Diesel
13 films, 13 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 9 places versus the 10 years before
$12.45bn
in 2025 money
$1.13bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.13bnHit rate
3
Samuel L. Jackson
30 films, 30 creditsActingAll appearances
Down 2 places versus the 10 years before
$14.23bn
in 2025 money
$748.98m
in 2025 money
Avg $748.98mHit rate
2
Chris Pratt
18 films, 18 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 13 places versus the 10 years before
$15.26bn
in 2025 money
$1.02bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.02bnHit rate
1
Tom Holland
19 films, 19 creditsActingAll appearances
Up 25 places versus the 10 years before
$16.76bn
in 2025 money
$1.20bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.20bnHit rate
–
Leonardo DiCaprio
4 films, 4 creditsActingAll appearances
3 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$849.37m
in 2025 money
$283.12m
in 2025 money
Avg $283.12mHit rate
–
Emma Watson
3 films, 3 creditsActingAll appearances
3 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$1.99bn
in 2025 money
$662.62m
in 2025 money
Avg $662.62mHit rate
–
James Cameron
3 films, 3 creditsDirectingAll appearances
3 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$3.93bn
in 2025 money
$1.31bn
in 2025 money
Avg $1.31bnHit rate

Worldwide gross: Last 10 years

Films released in the period

Tom Holland$16.76bn
Chris Pratt$15.26bn
Samuel L. Jackson$14.23bn
Vin Diesel$12.45bn
Dwayne Johnson$12.32bn
Zoe Saldaña$12.32bn
Zendaya$11.39bn
Chris Evans$10.99bn
Bradley Cooper$10.81bn
Scarlett Johansson$10.81bn

Films first released, or re-released, between 2 November 2016 and 1 November 2026. Compared with 2 November 2006 to 1 November 2016.

Showing 30 of 30 people currently in the registry, those with a film released in this period. Each film’s gross to date counts in the period it first opened. We hold no re-release split for any film yet, so every film counts whole in the period it first opened. Read the methodology for how gross, coverage, hit rate and confidence tiers are calculated.