Top Movie Stars of 2019

Published: March 3, 2024 by Retha Lombard

Robert Downey, Jr. once again made our list of the top movie stars, this time in the top position. He plays the role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame and does this masterfully as always. Tony Stark is the benefactor of the Avengers, who pays the ultimate price at the end of the movie.

We furthermore go through the top 25 movie stars of 2019, looking at such diverse stars as Robert De Niro (Arthur’s favorite late-night host Murray Franklin in “Joker”) and Mena Massoud who stars as the title character in “Aladdin”. Look at our list to relive the favorite movies of 2019!

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. (Click here for the 40 highest grossing movie characters of all time.)

Here is the list of top movie stars for 2019.

25. Karen Gillan

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $95.9 million
Movies in 2019: 4 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Avengers: Endgame ($986.8 million)

24. Robert De Niro

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $96.4 million
Movies in 2019: 1 credit
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Joker ($385.6 million)

23. Keanu Reeves

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $100.7 million
Movies in 2019: 3 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Toy Story 4 ($499.0 million)

22. Lupita Nyong’o

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $100.9 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($588.5 million)

21. Naomi Scott

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $107.3 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Aladdin ($408.7 million)

20. Chris Hemsworth

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $107.7 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Avengers: Endgame ($986.8 million)

19. Will Smith

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $117.1 million
Movies in 2019: 3 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Aladdin ($408.7 million)

18. Tim Allen

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $124.8 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Toy Story 4 ($499.0 million)

17. Mark Ruffalo

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $129.7 million
Movies in 2019: 3 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Avengers: Endgame ($986.8 million)

16. Kevin Hart

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $130.4 million
Movies in 2019: 3 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Jumanji: The Next Level ($360.4 million)

15. Idina Menzel

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $140.6 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Frozen II ($547.9 million)

14. Mark Hamill

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $149.2 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($588.5 million)

13. Beyoncé Knowles

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $156.2 million
Movies in 2019: 1 credit
Highest grossing movie in 2019: The Lion King ($624.9 million)

12. Joaquin Phoenix

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $192.8 million
Movies in 2019: 2 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Joker ($385.6 million)

11. Mena Massoud

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Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $204.4 million
Movies in 2019: 1 credit
Highest grossing movie in 2019: Aladdin ($408.7 million)

10. James McAvoy

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27: James McAvoy attends the Netflix’s Next In Fashion Tastemaker Event at Zero Bond on February 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Netflix)

Box office contributions in 2019 (inflation-adjusted): $204.4 million
Movies in 2019: 3 credits
Highest grossing movie in 2019: It: Chapter Two ($243.2 million)

9. Tom Holland

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Tom Holland attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)