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$24.33bn
- Zoe Saldaña$17.11bn
- Chris Pratt$16.91bn
- Dwayne Johnson$16.48bn
- Scarlett Johansson$16.35bn
- Vin Diesel$15.88bn
- Robert Downey Jr.$15.62bn
- Tom Holland$15.46bn
- Chris Evans$14.57bn
- Bradley Cooper$13.73bn
Ranking: All time
- 30
Denzel Washington83 films, 86 creditsActingAll appearances
$4.64bn$122.08m - 29
Jennifer Lawrence45 films, 45 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.13bn$245.14m - 28
Julia Roberts79 films, 79 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.46bn$143.59m - 27
Harrison Ford123 films, 123 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.85bn$201.38m - 26
Jon Bernthal50 films, 50 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.88bn$264.44m - 25
Robert De Niro191 films, 193 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.00bn$106.00m - 24
Leonardo DiCaprio80 films, 80 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.50bn$299.97m - 23
Keanu Reeves135 films, 136 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.89bn$183.49m - 22
Brad Pitt104 films, 104 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.81bn$191.47m - 21
Emma Watson31 films, 31 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.86bn$492.23m - 20
Will Smith104 films, 104 creditsActingAll appearances
$9.73bn$304.20m - 19
Steven Spielberg207 films, 208 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.10bn$315.77m - 18
James Cameron89 films, 92 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.23bn$786.67m - 17
Zendaya36 films, 36 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.42bn$868.67m - 16
Morgan Freeman184 films, 184 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.63bn$193.24m - 15
Johnny Depp149 films, 150 creditsActingAll appearances
$11.72bn$209.35m - 14
Tom Cruise86 films, 86 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.39bn$317.62m - 13
Chris Hemsworth51 films, 51 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.76bn$490.74m - 12
Matt Damon121 films, 121 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.86bn$210.82m - 11
Tom Hanks176 films, 179 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.94bn$269.66m - 10
Bradley Cooper69 films, 73 creditsActingAll appearances
$13.73bn$343.17m - 9
Chris Evans63 films, 64 creditsActingAll appearances
$14.57bn$455.32m - 8
Tom Holland33 films, 33 creditsActingAll appearances
$15.46bn$858.67m - 7
Robert Downey Jr.116 films, 116 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.30bn (lead roles only) →$15.62bn$422.03m - 6
Vin Diesel58 films, 61 creditsActingAll appearances
$15.88bn$529.28m - 5
Scarlett Johansson95 films, 95 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $15.06bn (lead roles only) →$16.35bn$333.69m - 4
Dwayne Johnson270 films, 270 creditsActingAll appearances
$16.48bn$374.65m - 3
$16.91bn$512.45m - 2
$17.11bn$503.23m - 1
Samuel L. Jackson238 films, 238 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.60bn (lead roles only) →$24.33bn$289.70m
Worldwide gross: All time
Films released in the period
- Samuel L. Jackson$24.33bn
- Zoe Saldaña$17.11bn
- Chris Pratt$16.91bn
- Dwayne Johnson$16.48bn
- Scarlett Johansson$16.35bn
- Vin Diesel$15.88bn
- Robert Downey Jr.$15.62bn
- Tom Holland$15.46bn
- Chris Evans$14.57bn
- 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.