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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.

James Cameron
$3.84bn
3 films in this period3 creditsNot ranked: 3 of 5 films
Steven Spielberg
$1.13bn
6 films in this period6 credits
Bradley Cooper
$446.47m
3 films in this period3 creditsNot ranked: 2 of 5 films

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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Include uncredited appearances Include appearances as themselves Include cameos

All appearancesLead and lead ensemble only (under review)

Why these totals might differ from headlines you have read: by default this site counts every credited film appearance. Widely reported “highest-grossing actor” figures usually count lead and lead-ensemble roles only. Both are legitimate, they answer different questions. Switch the filters above to compare, or read the full explanation.

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Worldwide gross: Last 10 years

Films released in the period

Steven Spielberg$1.13bn
James Cameron$3.84bn
Bradley Cooper$446.47m
Denzel Washington$70.97m
Scarlett Johansson$4.83m

Ranking: Last 10 years

Rank change vs the 10 years before

RankPersonChange

1
Steven Spielberg
6 films, 6 creditsAll appearances
same rank as the 10 years before
$1.13bn
$226.02m
Avg $226.02mHit rate
–
Johnny Depp
1 film, 1 creditAll appearances
0 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
No gross data
No gross data
n/a
Avg n/aHit rate n/a
–
Scarlett Johansson
1 film, 1 creditAll appearances
1 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$4.83m
$4.83m
Avg $4.83mHit rate
–
Denzel Washington
2 films, 2 creditsAll appearances
2 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$70.97m
$35.48m
Avg $35.48mHit rate
–
Bradley Cooper
3 films, 3 creditsAll appearances
2 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$446.47m
$223.24m
Avg $223.24mHit rate
–
James Cameron
3 films, 3 creditsAll appearances
3 of 5 films with box office needed for a rank
$3.84bn
$1.28bn
Avg $1.28bnHit rate

Worldwide gross: Last 10 years

Films released in the period

Steven Spielberg$1.13bn
James Cameron$3.84bn
Bradley Cooper$446.47m
Denzel Washington$70.97m
Scarlett Johansson$4.83m

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

Only 1 person has 5 films with known box office in this period, so the rest are shown without a rank (D20) rather than ranked on a thin sample. Widen the window to rank more people.

Showing 6 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.