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Top Moneymaking Stars (Top 10)

This list features actors who have been ranked in the top 10 of highest money making stars in film history.

RANK

ACTOR

YEARS RANKED IN THE TOP 10

YEARS

1

John Wayne

25

1949–1957, 1959–1974

2

Clint Eastwood

21

1968–1986, 1992–1993

3

Tom Cruise

20

1983, 1986–1990, 1992–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2007

4

Gary Cooper

18

1936–1937, 1941–1949, 1951–1957

5

Tom Hanks

17

1988–1989, 1993–1995, 1998–2000, 2002–2007, 2009–2010, 2013

6

Clark Gable

16

1932–1943, 1947–1949, 1955

7

Bing Crosby

15

1934, 1937, 1940, 1943–1954

8

Paul Newman

14

1963–1964, 1966–1975, 1982, 1986

9

Harrison Ford

13

1981–1985, 1990, 1993–1997, 2000, 2008

10

Mel Gibson

13

1987, 1989–1996, 1998–2000, 2002

11

Mary Pickford

13

1914–1926

12

Bob Hope

13

1941–1953

13

Burt Reynolds

12

1973–1984

14

Douglas Fairbanks

11

1916–1926

15

Cary Grant

11

1944, 1948–1949, 1959–1966


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References

The Numbers, 2025. Worldwide Lifetime Acting Box Office Star Records. [online] Available at: https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-stars [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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