MOVIES
Grosses
Highest Grossing Actors (Up to 1966)
This list features actors who have earned the highest box-office revenue up until 1966.
RANK | ACTOR | WORLDWIDE GROSS | FILMS | AVERAGE | HIGHEST GROSSING FILM |
1 | John Wayne | $113,422,000 | 17 | $6,671,882 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) |
2 | Charlton Heston | $110,500,000 | 7 | $15,785,714 | Ben-Hur ($38,000,000) |
3 | Gregory Peck | $105,075,000 | 14 | $7,505,357 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) |
4 | Frank Sinatra | $95,450,000 | 17 | $5,614,706 | From Here To Eternity ($12,200,000) |
5 | Elizabeth Taylor | $85,825,000 | 10 | $8,582,500 | Cleopatra ($23,500,000) |
6 | Richard Burton | $79,950,000 | 7 | $11,421,429 | Cleopatra ($23,500,000) |
7 | James Stewart | $77,700,000 | 9 | $8,633,333 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) |
8 | Bing Crosby | $68,500,000 | 11 | $6,227,273 | White Christmas ($12,000,000) |
9 | Clark Gable | $65,100,000 | 6 | $10,850,000 | Gone with the Wind ($41,200,000) |
10 | William Holden | $62,610,000 | 10 | $6,261,000 | The Bridge on the River Kwai ($17,195,000) |
11 | Cary Grant | $62,550,000 | 11 | $5,686,364 | Operation Petticoat ($9,500,000) |
12 | Shirley MacLaine | $62,150,000 | 7 | $8,878,571 | Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) |
13 | Henry Fonda | $61,250,000 | 6 | $10,208,333 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) |
14 | Fred MacMurray | $58,300,000 | 8 | $7,287,500 | The Shaggy Dog ($9,600,000) |
15 | Spencer Tracy | $57,950,000 | 6 | $9,658,333 | How the West Was Won ($23,000,000) |
16 | Jean Simmons | $57,450,000 | 7 | $8,207,143 | The Robe ($17,500,000) |
17 | Jack Lemmon | $56,405,000 | 8 | $7,050,625 | Irma La Douce ($11,250,000) |
18 | Marlon Brando | $56,150,000 | 9 | $6,238,889 | Sayonara ($10,500,000) |
19 | David Niven | $54,400,000 | 6 | $9,066,667 | Around the World in 80 Days ($22,000,000) |
20 | Doris Day | $53,900,000 | 9 | $5,988,889 | Lover Come Back ($8,500,000) |
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