^ a b c d Beaupre, Lee (5 January 1966).^ "Top Stars of All-Time: Estimated Ticket Sales".Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ^ "Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office".The reason for her success is her love for acting and her hit movies every year. This 36 years old actress has topped the list of the highest-earning actresses since 2018. Below is the list of actresses who earned a good share of money in 2022. ^ "Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office". List of 20+ highest-paid actresses in 2021-22.^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (July 6, 2009)."How Hollywood Box-Office Records Are Made". List of highest-grossing film producers.List of highest-grossing film directors.They also noted that Gable was the undisputed king until he went into the Army in 1942 and that he wasn't ranked higher as many of his earlier hits did not reach their $4 million cut off and therefore, were not included in his total. Dwayne Johnson tops the list for the second year in a row with 87.5 million, collecting 23.5 million for his role as an art-thief-chasing Interpol agent in the upcoming Netflix original film Red. At the time, he was reportedly paid over USD 20 million each for his films Six Underground (2019) and Red Notice (2021). Variety noted that Crosby's last hit prior to 1965 was High Society in 1956, and at that date he would have led the list. Ryan Reynolds is counted among the highest-paid actors of Hollywood and was only behind Dwayne Johnson in Forbes ’ 2020 list with total earnings of USD 71.5 million. As with current lists, the list favors films and stars of the later eras as later films generally gross more. As the list was based on number of films on the chart, there may have been some stars who appeared in fewer films listed but with a higher total rental. In 1966, Variety calculated a list of the highest-grossing stars using their All-Time Top Grossing Films lists based on the number of films that had earned theatrical rentals of $4 million or more in the United States and Canada by the end of 1965.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2,064,615,817)Įarlier eras Up until 2000 Ī survey by TLA Video in 2000 estimated that the following actors had sold the most movie tickets at the box office. At one point, Julia Roberts was a film actress who commanded a hefty 20 million paycheck per picture, thanks to hit films such as My Best Friend’s Wedding, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, and Erin Brockovich.
The number of films is from the source The Numbers and may not correspond exactly to a linked filmography. 15 Julia Roberts Agreed To A Salary Of 600K Per Episode For Homecoming. This list includes cameos and voice acting. Background shading indicates actors whose films are currently playing in theaters.