The year 2014 delivered a prime crop of great movies, with movie stars rising to the top of their professions. This includes rising stars as well as older, established movie stars. Join as us we delve deep into the box office impact of these 25 movie stars. We reveal the captivating performances and high-grossing movies that solidified their place amongst Hollywood’s elite.
We analyze the year’s top movies, looking at the top movie stars. To determine the top movie stars by year, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on domestic box office from the film industry site The Numbers, a subsidiary of Nash Information Services. Actors were ranked based on their total contributions to the domestic box office in a given year. Box office contributions were calculated based on billing order, with domestic box office figures successively halved according to billing order. If an actor received top billing, for example, they would be assigned half of the film’s box office. Actors receiving second billing were assigned one-fourth of a film’s box office, actors receiving third billing one-eighth, actors receiving fourth billing one-sixteenth, and so on. Domestic box office data is adjusted for inflation.
At the top of the list is Chris Pratt. His portrayal of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy squarely put him in first place as a new rising star. (Click here to read about the 20 movies that revolutionized the entertainment industry).
Here is the list of 25 top movie stars for 2014:
25. Seth Rogen
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $100.6 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Neighbors ($193.4 million)
24. Anne Hathaway
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 06: Anne Hathaway attends the BVLGARI EDEN THE GARDEN OF WONDERS on June 06, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images for Bvlgari)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $102.9 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Interstellar ($242.1 million)
23. Ice Cube
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $106.0 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: 22 Jump Street ($247.1 million)
22. Ben Affleck
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 12: Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's The Tender Bar at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $108.1 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Gone Girl ($216.2 million)
21. Josh Hutcherson
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $108.5 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 ($434.0 million)
20. Sienna Miller
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 24: Sienna Miller of 'Wander Darkly' attends the IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village on location at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival – Day 1 on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $109.8 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: American Sniper ($437.4 million)
19. Jay Baruchel
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $114.2 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($228.1 million)
18. Matthew McConaughey
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $121.1 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Interstellar ($242.1 million)
17. Pete Ploszek
WESTWOOD, CA - AUGUST 03: (L-R) Director Jonathan Liebesman and actors Pete Ploszek and Alan Ritchson attend the block party for the premiere of Paramount Pictures Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Regency Village Theater on August 3, 2014 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $123.2 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ($246.4 million)
16. Zoe Saldana
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $123.7 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy ($430.0 million)
15. Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $129.3 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Godzilla ($258.6 million)
14. Andrew Garfield
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $130.7 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($261.5 million)
13. Andy Serkis
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $134.4 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($268.8 million)
12. Jonah Hill
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $138.1 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: The Lego Movie ($332.2 million)
11. Scott Adsit
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 17: Actor Scott Adsit takes part in Celebrity Autobiography at Stage 72 on August 17, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $143.4 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Big Hero 6 ($286.4 million)
10. Hugh Jackman
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $150.7 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past ($301.5 million)
9. Angelina Jolie
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $155.6 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Maleficent ($311.1 million)
8. Martin Freeman
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $163.7 million
- Movies in 2014: 1 credit
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ($327.4 million)
7. Chris Evans
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $170.3 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($334.8 million)
6. Scarlett Johansson
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $170.5 million
- Movies in 2014: 5 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($334.8 million)
5. Shailene Woodley
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $177.8 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Divergent ($194.6 million)
4. Mark Wahlberg
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $179.8 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Transformers: Age of Extinction ($316.3 million)
3. Jennifer Lawrence
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: Jennifer Lawrence attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $226.4 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 ($434.0 million)
2. Bradley Cooper
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 26: Actor Bradley Cooper arrives at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's 'All About Steve' held at Mann's Chinese Theater on August 26, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $232.2 million
- Movies in 2014: 2 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: American Sniper ($437.4 million)
1. Chris Pratt
- Box office contributions in 2014 (inflation-adjusted): $381.2 million
- Movies in 2014: 3 credits
- Highest grossing movie in 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy ($430.0 million)