A good movie will take us to another time or era with an interesing story, eternal characters, or orginal plot . It could be happy, sad, romantic; an action packed summer blockbuster or an off-season indy. People from every concievable corner of the planet come to adore the actors who star in these stories. Many relate to certain characters and the individual actors themsleves, while others imagine themselves living out what they see on the screen. In the history of cinema, billions upon billions of dollars have been made. Certain actors have made their mark on the industry, becoming the all-time most successful actors at the box office. The actors below have done just that. Next to each name is the gross total of all their films combined.
- 1. Samuel Jackson – $8.65 billion
- 2. Tom Hanks – $8.01 billion
- 3. Harrison Ford – $6.67 billion
- 4. Tom Cruise - $6.65 billion
- 5. Orlando Bloom – $6.63 billion
- 6. Bruce Willis – $6.41 billion
- 7. Eddie Murphy – $6.21 billion
- 8. Morgan Freeman – $5.85 billion
- 9. Will Smith – $5.77 billion
- 10. Robin Williams – $5.74 billion


