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$14.24bn
- Bradley Cooper$13.73bn
Ranking: All time
- 1
Samuel L. Jackson175 films, 175 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.60bn (lead roles only) →$24.33bn$293.09m - 2
$17.11bn$518.48m - 3
$16.91bn$528.39m - 4
Dwayne Johnson228 films, 228 creditsActingAll appearances
$16.48bn$383.31m - 5
Scarlett Johansson75 films, 75 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $15.06bn (lead roles only) →$16.35bn$333.69m - 6
Vin Diesel46 films, 49 creditsActingAll appearances
$15.88bn$529.28m - 7
Robert Downey Jr.82 films, 82 creditsActingAll appearances
Press figure: $14.30bn (lead roles only) →$15.62bn$422.03m - 8
Tom Holland28 films, 28 creditsActingAll appearances
$15.46bn$858.67m - 9
Chris Evans48 films, 49 creditsActingAll appearances
$14.24bn$459.32m - 10
Bradley Cooper56 films, 60 creditsActingAll appearances
$13.73bn$343.17m - 11
Matt Damon84 films, 84 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.86bn$210.82m - 12
Chris Hemsworth37 films, 37 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.75bn$510.18m - 13
Tom Hanks87 films, 89 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.41bn$282.15m - 14
Tom Cruise49 films, 49 creditsActingAll appearances
$12.38bn$325.92m - 15
Johnny Depp83 films, 84 creditsActingAll appearances
$11.57bn$226.79m - 16
Morgan Freeman139 films, 139 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.63bn$193.24m - 17
Zendaya23 films, 23 creditsActingAll appearances
$10.42bn$868.67m - 18
James Cameron21 films, 21 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.23bn$852.23m - 19
Steven Spielberg42 films, 42 creditsDirectingAll appearances
$10.00bn$344.94m - 20
Will Smith41 films, 41 creditsActingAll appearances
$9.70bn$323.21m - 21
Brad Pitt73 films, 73 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.76bn$199.20m - 22
Emma Watson21 films, 21 creditsActingAll appearances
$8.73bn$513.74m - 23
Keanu Reeves97 films, 98 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.83bn$191.02m - 24
Leonardo DiCaprio34 films, 34 creditsActingAll appearances
$7.50bn$325.98m - 25
Jon Bernthal48 films, 48 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.88bn$264.44m - 26
Harrison Ford52 films, 52 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.85bn$201.38m - 27
Robert De Niro103 films, 105 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.77bn$105.84m - 28
Julia Roberts57 films, 57 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.43bn$146.19m - 29
Jennifer Lawrence30 films, 30 creditsActingAll appearances
$6.10bn$277.30m - 30
Denzel Washington63 films, 66 creditsActingAll appearances
$4.64bn$122.08m
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$14.24bn
- 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.