Top 20 Highest Grossing Actors Worldwide

Tom Cruise didn’t crack the top 10 domestically, but he does when you factor in grosses from around the world. Just as with the domestic numbers, the key to making this list, is clearly to be in a successful film franchise. Actors in both the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises dominate the list of highest grossing actors worldwide. Bruce Willis hangs onto a spot in the top 10 on the strength of the worldwide performance of the 1999 film “The Sixth Sense,” and Will Smith remains in the top 20 with 1996’s “Independence Day.” Surprisingly, “Iron Man” and “Avengers” actor Robert Downey Jr. does not crack the Top 20. He comes in at number 26 with $6.19 billion in worldwide grosses. And just as with domestic grosses, it takes a likeable actor that audiences want to see to draw in the crowds to make the insane amounts of money these actors have for the films they’ve appeared in. And, finally, factoring in the worldwide grosses for a film has benefits to studios and actors. What may have been a mediocre film in the U.S. can double, triple, even quadruple their grosses when released worldwide. Let’s take a look at the actors and actresses that make up the Top 20 Highest Grossing Actors Worldwide: 20. Eddie Murphy Worldwide Gross: $6.69 billion Highest Grossing Film: Shrek 2 19. Will Smith Worldwide Gross: $6.73 billion Highest Grossing Film: Independence Day 18. Brad Pitt Worldwide Gross: $6.77 billion Highest Grossing Film: World War Z 17. Cameron Diaz Worldwide Gross: $7.05 billion Highest Grossing Film: Shrek 2 16. Stellan Skarsgard Worldwide Gross: $7.06 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Avengers 15. Gary Oldman Worldwide Gross: $7.32 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Dark Knight 14. Ralph Fiennes Worldwide Gross: $7.56 billion Highest Grossing Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 13. Helena Bonham Carter Worldwide Gross: $7.59 billion Highest Grossing Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 12. Rupert Grint Worldwide Gross: $7.72 billion Highest Grossing Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 11. Cate Blanchett Worldwide Gross: $7.81 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 10. Daniel Radcliffe Worldwide Gross: $7.86 billion Highest Grossing Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 9. Bruce Willis Worldwide Gross: $8.22 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Sixth Sense 8. Tom Cruise Worldwide Gross: $7.94 billion Highest Grossing Film: War of the Worlds 7. Johnny Depp Worldwide Gross: $8.36 billion Highest Grossing Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 6. Emma Watson Worldwide Gross: $8.38 billion Highest Grossing Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 5. Orlando Bloom Worldwide Gross: $8.41 billion Highest Grossing Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 4. Tom Hanks Worldwide Gross: $8.42 billion Highest Grossing Film: Toy Story 3 3. Morgan Freeman Worldwide Grosses: $8.55 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Dark Knight 2. Samuel L. Jackson Worldwide Grosses: $8.63 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Avengers

1. Ian McKellen Worldwide Grosses: $9.12 billion Highest Grossing Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King