By Molly Claire Goddard
12:43pm PDT, Jul 7, 2025
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Scarlett Johansson passed a major milestone! With the box office success of
Jurassic World Rebirth, the 40-year-old has become the top-grossing lead actor worldwide — male or female! The longtime Hollywood staple currently has a
reported lifetime gross of $14.8B as a lead performer. She's the only female actor in the top five and one of only two women in the top 25. (Zoe Saldana ranks No. 6.)
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No. 2: Samuel L. Jackson: $14.6B
Samuel L. Jackson has raked in the dough for movie studios with a reported worldwide box office gross of $4.6B as the lead actor and $10B as a lead ensemble member. Throughout his 56 film credits, the star's most lucrative roles have been Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Frozone in Incredibles 2.
No. 3: Robert Downey Jr.: $14.2B
Robert Downey Jr. boasts a whopping $2.4B worldwide box office haul for his work as a lead actor and $11.8B for his work as a lead ensemble member. The 60-year-old's most successful projects have been related to his turn as Tony Stark in the MCU.
No. 4: Chris Pratt: $14.1B
Chris Pratt is a moneymaker, earning a worldwide box office haul of $5.9B as a lead actor and $8.2B as a lead ensemble member throughout his career. The funnyman saw major returns for his roles in the MCU and the
Jurassic World trilogy.
No. 5: Tom Hanks: $10.8B
An icon in Hollywood,
Tom Hanks is a sure investment when it comes to box office numbers. The 68-year-old has a career gross of $9.2B worldwide as a lead actor and $1.6B as a lead ensemble member with his most significant films being the
Toy Story franchise and
The Da Vinci Code.
