Top 10 actors: total box office revenue list

April 28, 4:47 PMBaltimore Movie ExaminerTom Clocker

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This list shows the top 10 actors (male) that have made the most at the box office. The list is based on total movie box office revenue. In other words, if you take all the movies the actor has starred in* and add up what they made at the box office, you will get the total box office revenues seen here. These are total earnings for the movies put together, not the actors' salaries. The purpose is to see who the top drawing actors are by how successful the movies have been during their careers. Statistics are from Box Office Mojo.

For complete information about how many movies the actors have been in*, the total earnings these movies have brought in, the average per movie figure, the most successful movie with the particular actor and even a brief biography simply click on the actor’s name to go to his page.

1) Eddie Murphy
2) Harrison Ford
3) Tom Hanks
4) Tom Cruise
5) Morgan Freeman
6) Robin Williams
7) Bruce Willis
8) Will Smith
9) Samuel L. Jackson
10) Orlando Bloom

Obviously, actors who have been around the longest will have the advantage here. I will be bringing more “Top 10” lists, including things like a top ten list of actresses that draw the biggest crowds and lists based on things like per-movie highest grossing average. You may be surprised by names on that list.

* This does not count cameos, small voice work, or movies that omitted gross earnings

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