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, 29 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
- 1
$27.80bn$315.95m - 2
$17.48bn$356.65m - 3
Dwayne Johnson232 films, 232 creditsAll appearances
$17.31bn$368.34m - 4
$17.11bn$518.48m - 5
$16.91bn$528.39m - 6
Chris Evans52 films, 52 creditsAll appearances
$16.53bn$486.23m - 7
Vin Diesel48 films, 48 creditsAll appearances
$16.04bn$517.30m - 8
Tom Holland29 films, 29 creditsAll appearances
$15.96bn$839.87m - 9
$15.95bn$409.03m - 10
Bradley Cooper56 films, 56 creditsAll appearances
$13.73bn$343.17m - 11
Matt Damon90 films, 90 creditsAll appearances
$13.71bn$217.66m - 12
Chris Hemsworth39 films, 39 creditsAll appearances
$13.43bn$516.57m - 13
Tom Hanks88 films, 88 creditsAll appearances
$12.48bn$277.24m - 14
Tom Cruise50 films, 50 creditsAll appearances
$12.38bn$325.92m - 15
Johnny Depp80 films, 80 creditsAll appearances
$11.77bn$226.33m - 16
Morgan Freeman141 films, 141 creditsAll appearances
$10.67bn$190.50m - 17
Zendaya23 films, 23 creditsAll appearances
$10.42bn$868.67m - 18
Will Smith41 films, 41 creditsAll appearances
$9.70bn$323.21m - 19
Brad Pitt76 films, 76 creditsAll appearances
$8.77bn$194.84m - 20
Emma Watson21 films, 21 creditsAll appearances
$8.73bn$513.74m - 21
Harrison Ford53 films, 53 creditsAll appearances
$7.92bn$226.19m - 22
Keanu Reeves98 films, 98 creditsAll appearances
$7.83bn$191.02m - 23
Leonardo DiCaprio35 films, 35 creditsAll appearances
$7.50bn$325.98m - 24
Robert De Niro104 films, 104 creditsAll appearances
$7.03bn$108.18m - 25
Jon Bernthal48 films, 48 creditsAll appearances
$6.88bn$264.44m - 26
Julia Roberts58 films, 58 creditsAll appearances
$6.43bn$146.19m - 27
Jennifer Lawrence30 films, 30 creditsAll appearances
$6.10bn$277.30m - 28
Denzel Washington62 films, 62 creditsAll appearances
$4.63bn$125.20m - 29
Steven Spielberg10 films, 10 creditsAll appearances
$2.06bn$342.85m - –
$2.59bn$864.99m
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.