150 Highest-Grossing Actors of All Time | Worldwide Box Office

Who is the biggest box-office movie star of all time? This countdown ranks 150 actors and actresses by the estimated worldwide box office of their films, with career totals, film counts and each star's biggest qualifying hit. From Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio to Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr., see where your favorites land as the ranking counts down from 150 to 1. These figures represent movie ticket sales — not actors' salaries, personal earnings or net worth. DATA & METHODOLOGY Dataset updated: September 13, 2026. • Worldwide theatrical grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. • Includes films classified by The Numbers as Leading or Lead Ensemble Member, including qualifying voice roles. Supporting roles and cameos are excluded. • Each film's full gross is credited to every qualifying actor; it is not divided among cast members. • "Films" is the number of qualifying titles with reported theatrical grosses used in the total, not every screen credit in an actor's career. • "Biggest Film" is the highest-grossing film within those same qualifying role categories. • Reported re-release grosses are included where covered by the source. Historical figures are retained where updated values could not be confirmed. Ongoing releases and source revisions may change totals and positions. Sources: The Numbers worldwide box-office tables and archived filmographies. https://www.the-numbers.com/box-offic... https://web.archive.org/ Which actor's position surprised you most? Subscribe to Everything Is Comparable for more animated movie rankings and box-office comparisons. Music track: Like a Movie by walen Source: https://freetouse.com/music Free To Use Music for Videos #HighestGrossingActors #BoxOffice #MovieStars