World’s Most Successful Actor, $27.7 Billion in Box Office Revenue: ‘Non-Superstar’ Hollywood Beats Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr.

Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., and Brad Pitt have been some of Hollywood’s biggest superstars over the past 30 years. These actors have consistently appeared in films that have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. Not surprisingly, their cumulative box office receipts are now in the billions of dollars. However, the 76-year-old actor has surpassed them all at the box office thanks to starring in the biggest movie of all time. This made him the highest-grossing actor of all time and, in many eyes, the most successful. (Also read: India’s most successful actress is INRThe box office collection was Rs 10,000 crore, which is more than Shah Rukh’s. Priyanka Chopra beats Alia Bhatt)

most successful actor of all time

If box office receipts were the only measure of success, then Samuel L. Jackson would have earned the right to be called the world’s most successful actor. Over the years, this veteran actor has appeared in 66 films as the lead or part of the leading ensemble, with total box office receipts reaching $14.6 billion. This is more than any other actor in the world. Most of his box office revenue comes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has appeared in 11 MCU films as Avengers mastermind Nick Fury, many of which grossed more than $1 billion each. Including all of his roles, including supporting roles and cameos, Jackson’s 142 films have grossed $27.7 billion. However, he is surpassed by non-actors on this list. Stan Lee appeared in cameos in 50 films that earned more than $30 billion.

How Samuel L. Jackson beat the superstars

Nick Fury’s role in the MCU helped Jackson become a huge force at the box office. He made his first cameo appearance in Iron Man, but his only major role was in The Avengers (2012). Over the years, the character’s presence as the series’ anchor has led to the actor appearing in more movies than OG Avengers such as Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner. I was able to perform. They’ve starred in seven or eight MCU movies at most, but Jackson has appeared in 11. Jackson has also appeared in other series outside of the MCU, most notably the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Incredibles animated films. All of this helps it overtake A-list stars like Tom Cruise ($12 billion), Robert Downey Jr. ($14.3 billion), Vin Diesel ($12 billion), and Chris Hemsworth ($12 billion). are. Johnny Depp isn’t even in the top 10 because his last successful series, Pirates of the Caribbean, ended a few years ago.

Upcoming works by Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson could appear in more MCU projects in the near future, including two Avengers movies scheduled for release in 2027-2028. But before that, the remake of “The Last Dragon”, the live-action version of “Afro Samurai”, and the release of “Unholy Trinity” are waiting for release.