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.
All time
Every tracked film, counted once per person, in full.
All time: 30 people listed, 30 ranked.
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.
Worldwide gross: All time
Films released in the period
- Samuel L. Jackson$27.80bn
- Scarlett Johansson$17.48bn
- Dwayne Johnson$17.31bn
- Zoe Saldaña$17.11bn
- Chris Pratt$16.91bn
- Chris Evans$16.53bn
- Vin Diesel$16.04bn
- Tom Holland$15.96bn
- Robert Downey Jr.$15.95bn
- Bradley Cooper$13.73bn
Ranking: All time
- 30
Denzel Washington63 films, 66 creditsActingAll appearances
$4.64bn$122.08m - 29
Jennifer Lawrence30 films, 30 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.10bn$277.30m - 28
Julia Roberts58 films, 58 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.43bn$146.19m - 27
Jon Bernthal48 films, 48 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.88bn$264.44m - 26
Robert De Niro104 films, 106 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.03bn$108.18m - 25
Leonardo DiCaprio35 films, 35 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.50bn$325.98m - 24
Keanu Reeves98 films, 99 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.83bn$191.02m - 23
Harrison Ford53 films, 53 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.92bn$226.19m - 22
Emma Watson21 films, 21 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.73bn$513.74m - 21
Brad Pitt76 films, 76 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.77bn$194.84m - 20
Will Smith41 films, 41 creditsActingAll appearances
$9.70bn$323.21m - 19
James Cameron22 films, 24 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.23bn$787.18m - 18
Zendaya23 films, 23 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.42bn$868.67m - 17
Morgan Freeman142 films, 142 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.67bn$190.50m - 16
Steven Spielberg44 films, 46 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.76bn$346.94m - 15
Johnny Depp84 films, 85 creditsActingAll appearances
$11.77bn$226.33m - 14
Tom Cruise50 films, 50 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.38bn$325.92m - 13
Tom Hanks89 films, 91 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.48bn$277.24m - 12
Chris Hemsworth39 films, 39 creditsActingAll appearances
$13.43bn$516.57m - 11
Matt Damon90 films, 90 creditsActingAll appearances
$13.71bn$217.66m - 10
Bradley Cooper56 films, 60 creditsActingAll appearances
$13.73bn$343.17m - 9
Robert Downey Jr.87 films, 87 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.30bn (lead roles only) →$15.95bn$409.03m - 8
Tom Holland29 films, 29 creditsActingAll appearances
$15.96bn$839.87m - 7
Vin Diesel48 films, 51 creditsActingAll appearances
$16.04bn$517.30m - 6
Chris Evans52 films, 53 creditsActingAll appearances
$16.53bn$486.23m - 5
$16.91bn$528.39m - 4
$17.11bn$518.48m - 3
Dwayne Johnson232 films, 232 creditsActingAll appearances
$17.31bn$368.34m - 2
Scarlett Johansson76 films, 76 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $15.06bn (lead roles only) →$17.48bn$349.61m - 1
Samuel L. Jackson181 films, 181 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.60bn (lead roles only) →$27.80bn$315.95m
Worldwide gross: All time
Films released in the period
- Samuel L. Jackson$27.80bn
- Scarlett Johansson$17.48bn
- Dwayne Johnson$17.31bn
- Zoe Saldaña$17.11bn
- Chris Pratt$16.91bn
- Chris Evans$16.53bn
- Vin Diesel$16.04bn
- Tom Holland$15.96bn
- Robert Downey Jr.$15.95bn
- Bradley Cooper$13.73bn
Every tracked film, counted once per person, in full.
Showing 30 of 30 people currently in the registry. 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.