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The Top Movie Stars Over the Past 50 Years

The Top Movie Stars Over the Past 50 Years

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Hold on to your popcorn and let us look at the actors who dominated the movie scene for the last almost six decades! Each year we identify the reigning champion, the actor whose name resonated with moviegoers and translated into box office gold.

We don’t stop there, however. We also introduce the formidable contenders who gave the top stars a run for their money. We identify the first, second, and even third runners-up, all backed by information from Billboard. Let us introduce you again to stars like Rick Moranis and Jennifer Lawrence, who just could not make it to the top spot.

So, grab your popcorn, movie buffs, sit back and relax, and get ready to rediscover icons like Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Felicity Jones, and Robert Downey, Jr.! If you want to look at real plot twisters, here is a look at the 30 movies with the most shocking plot twists.

Here is the list of top actors from 1978 to 2023:

1974: Gene Wilder

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American actor Gene Wilder stars as the grandson of the original Frankenstein, with Peter Boyle (1935 - 2006) as the new monster in the Mel Brooks film 'Young Frankenstein', 1974. Much of the laboratory equipment was originally used in the 1931 James Whale film version. (Photo by 20th Century Fox/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Gene Wilder ($411.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Cleavon Little ($336.5 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tom Laughlin ($250.6 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Robert De Niro ($161.3 million box office value added)

1975: Roy Scheider

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Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Moviepix via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Roy Scheider ($673.9 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Robert Shaw ($336.9 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Jack Nicholson ($324.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Richard Dreyfuss ($168.5 million box office value added)

1976: Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone 1976 | Sylvester Stallone With Dog In 'Rocky'
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American actor Sylvester Stallone sits on a staircase while holding the leash of a dog wearing a football jersey in a still from the film, 'Rocky,' directed by John G. Avildsen, 1976. (Photo by United Artists/Courtesy of Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Sylvester Stallone ($289.8 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Barbra Streisand ($156.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Talia Shire ($144.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Dustin Hoffman ($126.3 million box office value added)

1977: Mark Hamill

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Mark Hamill takes off his storm trooper helmet in a scene from the film 'Star Wars', 1977. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Mark Hamill ($865.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Harrison Ford ($432.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Richard Dreyfuss ($394.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Burt Reynolds ($299.4 million box office value added)

1978: John Travolta

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Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and American actor John Travolta as they appear in the Paramount film 'Grease', 1978. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Fotos International/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: John Travolta ($376.5 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: John Belushi ($318.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Christopher Reeve ($287.8 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Roy Scheider ($231.6 million box office value added)

1979: Dustin Hoffman

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Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Dustin Hoffman ($216.9 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: James Brolin ($181.3 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Sylvester Stallone ($178.7 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: William Shatner ($172.5 million box office value added)

1980: Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back Premiere
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American actor Mark Hamill and his wife Marilou York attend the royal premiere of 'The Empire Strikes Back' at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, UK, 20th May 1980. (Photo by Seymour/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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American actor Mark Hamill and his wife Marilou York attend the royal premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, UK, 20th May 1980. (Photo by Seymour/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Top movie star: Mark Hamill ($516.3 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Harrison Ford ($254.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Gene Wilder ($198.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Jane Fonda ($196.1 million box office value added)

1981: Harrison Ford

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Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Harrison Ford ($418.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Katharine Hepburn ($213.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Ted Grossman ($209.0 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Christopher Reeve ($204.9 million box office value added)

1982: Sylvester Stallone

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Source: Steve Jennings / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Sylvester Stallone ($308.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Dustin Hoffman ($301.1 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Henry Thomas ($177.4 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: William Shatner ($152.9 million box office value added)

1983: Mark Hamill

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Source: Joshua Sudock / Disneyland Resort via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Mark Hamill ($493.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Harrison Ford ($246.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Dan Aykroyd ($217.8 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Debra Winger ($174.4 million box office value added)

1984: Bill Murray

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Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Bill Murray ($361.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Eddie Murphy ($356.9 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Harrison Ford ($281.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Zach Galligan ($237.4 million box office value added)

1985: Sylvester Stallone

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  • Top movie star: Sylvester Stallone ($411.3 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Michael J. Fox ($353.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Chevy Chase ($230.6 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Danny Glover ($183.8 million box office value added)

1986: Tom Cruise

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Source: Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Tom Cruise ($310.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Paul Hogan ($244.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tom Berenger ($186.4 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Ralph Macchio ($163.9 million box office value added)

1987: Tom Selleck

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Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Moviepix via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Tom Selleck ($220.7 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Michael Douglas ($209.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Chris Rock ($206.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Steve Guttenberg ($167.1 million box office value added)

1988: Dustin Hoffman

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Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Dustin Hoffman ($226.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Tom Cruise ($213.3 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Bob Hoskins ($197.5 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Eddie Murphy ($164.2 million box office value added)

1989: Jack Nicholson

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Source: Evening Standard / Hulton Archive via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Jack Nicholson ($331.5 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Harrison Ford ($260.2 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Rick Moranis ($210.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Mel Gibson ($194.3 million box office value added)

1990: Macaulay Culkin

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Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
  • Top movie star: Macaulay Culkin ($357.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Patrick Swayze ($271.5 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Arnold Schwarzenegger ($263.2 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Kevin Costner ($230.2 million box office value added)

1991: Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner 1991 | 63rd Academy Awards - Press Room
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American actor and film director Kevin Costner in the press room of the 63rd Academy Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, 25th March 1991. Costner holds the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Director' awards, won for 'Dances with Wolves'. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Kevin Costner ($295.5 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Arnold Schwarzenegger ($253.4 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Paige O’Hara ($224.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Jodie Foster ($194.7 million box office value added)

1992: Scott Weinger

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Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures
  • Top movie star: Scott Weinger ($276.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Mel Gibson ($254.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tom Cruise ($254.2 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Macaulay Culkin ($220.3 million box office value added)

1993: Sam Neill

Sam Neill 1993 | Sam Neill In 'Jurassic Park'
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Sam Neill stands out in the rain in a scene from the film 'Jurassic Park', 1993. (Photo by Universal/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Sam Neill ($490.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Robin Williams ($280.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tom Hanks ($260.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Laura Dern ($255.0 million box office value added)

1994: Rowan Atkinson

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Source: Adam Berry / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Rowan Atkinson ($478.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Tom Hanks ($423.2 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Jim Carrey ($407.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Matthew Broderick ($243.9 million box office value added)

1995: Tom Hanks

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  • Top movie star: Tom Hanks ($441.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Mel Gibson ($262.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Val Kilmer ($260.7 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Bruce Willis ($194.3 million box office value added)

1996: Tom Cruise

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Tom Cruise talks on a phone in a scene from the film 'Jerry Maguire', 1996. (Photo by TriStar/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Tom Cruise ($395.9 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Will Smith ($364.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: John Travolta ($320.5 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Helen Hunt ($287.9 million box office value added)

1997: Leonardo DiCaprio

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Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Leonardo DiCaprio ($723.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Kate Winslet ($361.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tommy Lee Jones ($342.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Jeff Goldblum ($262.8 million box office value added)

1998: Tom Hanks

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Source: Getty Images / Hulton Archive via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Tom Hanks ($367.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Eddie Murphy ($310.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Bruce Willis ($274.8 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Adam Sandler ($270.4 million box office value added)

1999: Liam Neeson

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Source: Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Liam Neeson ($570.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Tom Hanks ($390.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Bruce Willis ($331.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Julia Roberts ($278.1 million box office value added)

2000: Jim Carrey

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Source: Getty Images / Hulton Archive via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Jim Carrey ($342.3 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Mel Gibson ($312.2 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Robert De Niro ($235.2 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Tom Hanks ($222.4 million box office value added)

2001: Daniel Radcliffe

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Source: Jason Merritt / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Daniel Radcliffe ($295.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Elijah Wood ($290.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: John Goodman ($260.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Mike Myers ($249.0 million box office value added)

2002: Tobey Maguire

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Tobey Maguire arrives for the premiere of 'Spider Man' at the Mann Village in Westwood, Ca., April 29, 2002. photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect

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  • Top movie star: Tobey Maguire ($365.8 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Elijah Wood ($307.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Ewan McGregor ($281.5 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Mel Gibson ($277.4 million box office value added)

2003: Keanu Reeves

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Source: Jason Kempin / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Keanu Reeves ($394.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Albert Brooks ($332.5 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Elijah Wood ($328.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Johnny Depp ($279.1 million box office value added)

2004: Mike Myers

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Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Mike Myers ($374.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Tobey Maguire ($316.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: James Caviezel ($314.4 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Robert De Niro ($305.1 million box office value added)

2005: Ewan McGregor

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Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Ewan McGregor ($463.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Georgie Henley ($238.3 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Daniel Radcliffe ($238.1 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Johnny Depp ($217.3 million box office value added)

2006: Johnny Depp

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Source: Rich Fury / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Johnny Depp ($389.7 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Hugh Jackman ($315.1 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Owen Wilson ($257.5 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Will Ferrell ($198.8 million box office value added)

2007: Shia LaBeouf

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Source: Kris Connor / Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Shia LaBeouf ($351.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Johnny Depp ($276.9 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Nicolas Cage ($269.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Tobey Maguire ($257.5 million box office value added)

2008: Christian Bale

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LONDON - JULY 21: Actor Christian Bale arrives at the UK film premiere of 'The Dark Knight' at Odeon, Leicester Square on July 21, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Christian Bale ($391.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. ($254.4 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Harrison Ford ($232.5 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Will Smith ($218.1 million box office value added)

2009: Sam Worthington

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Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Sam Worthington ($576.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Sandra Bullock ($316.9 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Shia LaBeouf ($282.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Zoe Saldana ($268.9 million box office value added)

2010: Leonardo DiCaprio

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 17: Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award (C) poses with actors Robert De Niro (L) and Leonardo DiCaprio in the press room after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Leonardo DiCaprio ($314.7 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Steve Carell ($282.4 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Tom Hanks ($276.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. ($275.6 million box office value added)

2011: Johnny Depp

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TOKYO - MARCH 03: Actor Johnny Depp attends the Japan Premiere of 'The Tourist' at Roppongi Hills Arena on March 3, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open in Japan on March 5. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Johnny Depp ($250.7 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Shia LaBeouf ($234.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Bradley Cooper ($221.6 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: James McAvoy ($202.1 million box office value added)

2012: Robert Downey, Jr.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 31: Presenters Robert Downey Jr. (L) and Miranda Cosgrove speak onstage at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Robert Downey, Jr. ($412.3 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence ($333.8 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Christian Bale ($296.6 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Kristen Stewart ($295.9 million box office value added)

2013: Steve Carell

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  • Top movie star: Steve Carell ($308.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence ($281.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Sandra Bullock ($280.8 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. ($264.9 million box office value added)

2014: Chris Pratt

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Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Chris Pratt ($381.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Bradley Cooper ($232.2 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence ($226.4 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Mark Wahlberg ($179.8 million box office value added)

2015: Harrison Ford

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Source: Jason Kempin / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Harrison Ford ($585.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Chris Pratt ($407.4 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Mark Hamill ($291.3 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. ($286.7 million box office value added)

2016: Felicity Jones

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  • Top movie star: Felicity Jones ($332.7 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Ellen DeGeneres ($296.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Chris Evans ($248.4 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Louis C.K. ($224.2 million box office value added)

2017: Mark Hamill

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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Actors Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill attend the European Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' at Royal Albert Hall on December 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Mark Hamill ($363.2 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Dwayne Johnson ($335.6 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Emma Watson ($307.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Gal Gadot ($275.8 million box office value added)

2018: Chadwick Boseman

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: Chadwick Boseman attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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  • Top movie star: Chadwick Boseman ($406.1 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Robert Downey, Jr. ($392.3 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Craig T. Nelson ($354.2 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Chris Pratt ($241.4 million box office value added)

2019: Robert Downey, Jr.

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  • Top movie star: Robert Downey, Jr. ($493.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Donald Glover ($312.5 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Chris Evans ($293.9 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Tom Hanks ($284.9 million box office value added)

2020: Will Smith

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  • Top movie star: Will Smith ($114.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Ben Schwartz ($81.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Martin Lawrence ($57.2 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Margot Robbie ($47.1 million box office value added)

2021: Tom Holland

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Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
  • Top movie star: Tom Holland ($417.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Zendaya ($205.7 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Simu Liu ($113.7 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Scarlett Johansson ($113.4 million box office value added)

2022: Tom Cruise

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  • Top movie star: Tom Cruise ($359.4 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Sam Worthington ($342.0 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Letitia Wright ($227.0 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch ($205.7 million box office value added)

2023: Chris Pratt

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  • Top movie star: Chris Pratt ($467.0 million box office value added)
  • Runner-up: Margot Robbie ($318.1 million box office value added)
  • Second runner-up: Shameik Moore ($190.7 million box office value added)
  • Third runner-up: Cillian Murphy ($162.7 million box office value added)
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