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Box Office MojoTop 5 Grossing Actors from 1979 - 2019

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Harrison Ford

Robert Redford

Carrie Fisher

Anthony Daniels

Mark Hamill

Star Wars: The movie that made the stars1979

$1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mnHarrison FordCarrie Fisher

Anthony Daniels

Mark Hamill

Peter Mayhew

The only actors in the Top 5 are Star Wars actors1980

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Harrison Ford grows from strength to strength1981Harrison FordCarrie FisherMark Hamill

Anthony Daniels

Peter Mayhew

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Spielberg's magic continues, but nothing can dent Star Wars1982Harrison FordCarrie FisherMark Hamill

Anthony Daniels

Peter Mayhew

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Star Wars cast is now almost unbeatable with Return of the Jedi1983

Harrison Ford

Carrie FisherMark HamillAnthony DanielsPeter Mayhew

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Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop is the #2 movie this year1984

Harrison Ford


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Sylvester Stallone's Rambo is the top movie of 19851985

Harrison Ford


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Harrison Ford


Tom Cruise has a big hit in Top Gun1986

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Harrison Ford


Eddie Murphy continues with Beverly Hills Cops II1987

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Harrison Ford


Dustin Hoffman’s Rain Man is the top grosser for 19881988

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Harrison Ford


Indiana Jones’ Last Crusade pushes Harrison Ford even higher1989

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Harrison Ford


The decade ends, but the list is identical from 19811990

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Harrison Ford

Carrie FisherMark HamillAnthony DanielsDustin Hoffman

12 years later, Dustin Hoffman breaks into the list with Hook1991

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Harrison Ford

Carrie Fisher

Mark HamillEddie MurphyAnthony Daniels

Eddie Murphy pushes Dustin Hoffman out1992

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Harrison Ford

Carrie Fisher

Mark HamillSylvester StalloneTom Cruise

Two new superstars: Sylvester Stallone & Tom Cruise1993

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Harrison Ford

Carrie Fisher

Tom CruiseSylvester StalloneSally Field

Tom Cruise cements his place, nudging Luke Skywalker out1994

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Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Carrie FisherSylvester StalloneRobin Williams

America's favorite hero enters with a bang: Tom Hanks1995

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Harrison Ford

Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks

Carrie FisherRobin Williams

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible hits the box office1996

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Harrison Ford

Robin Williams

Tom Cruise

Carrie Fisher

Tom Hanks

Robin Williams grows up the ranks with Good Will Hunting1997

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Harrison Ford

Robin Williams

Tom Hanks

Tom CruiseSamuel L. Jackson

Samuel Jackson makes it to the list with The Negotiator1998

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Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Samuel L. Jackson

Robin Williams

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis breaks in as a ghost in The Sixth Sense1999

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Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Samuel L. Jackson

Bruce Willis

Robin Williams

Tom Hanks and Samuel Jackson are here to stay2000

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Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Samuel L. Jackson

Eddie Murphy

Robin Williams

Eddie Murphy comes back into the list with Shrek2001

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Harrison Ford

Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Tom Cruise

Eddie Murphy

Tom Cruise pushes back in with Minority Report2002

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Harrison Ford

Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Tom Cruise

Eddie Murphy

Harrison Ford is #1 for 17 consecutive years2003

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Tom Cruise

Samuel Jackson is now the #1 grossing actor ever2004

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Tom Cruise

Samuel Jackson is here to stay, with the next Star Wars2005

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Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford

Tom Cruise

Eddie Murphy

Tom Hanks’ Langdon beats Harrison Ford – again2006

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Samuel L. Jackson

Eddie Murphy

Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford

Tom Cruise

Eddie Murphy's Shrek whips Han Solo this time2007

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Eddie Murphy

Tom Hanks

Tom Cruise

Indiana Jones returns. Harrison Ford still has it in him2008

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks' Langdon pushes Eddie Murphy down the list2009

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Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Harrison Ford

Tom Cruise

… and pushes Harrison Ford down as well, with Toy Story 32010

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Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford

Eddie Murphy

Tom Cruise

Harry Potter doesn’t even make a dent in the Top 52011

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Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Eddie Murphy

Harrison Ford

Gary Oldman

… until Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) becomes Commissioner Gordon2012

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Samuel L. Jackson

Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford

Morgan Freeman

Eddie Murphy

Morgan Freeman enters after a series of steady performances2013

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Samuel L. Jackson

Morgan Freeman

Tom Hanks

Harrison Ford

Gary Oldman

… and Morgan Freemen strengthens his hold further2014

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Eddie Murphy:

Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Morgan Freeman

Tom Hanks

Tom Cruise

Harrison Ford makes a comeback with Star Wars2015

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Morgan Freeman

Tom Hanks

Robert Downey, Jr.

Robert Downey Jr is in the top 5, thanks to Iron Man2016

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Morgan Freeman

Anthony Daniels

Tom Hanks

The Return of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO in Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017

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Samuel L. Jackson

Harrison Ford

Robert Downey, Jr.

Andy Serkis

Morgan Freeman

The Avengers rise with multiple releases2018

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Robert Downey, Jr.

Scarlett Johansson

Harrison Ford

Andy Serkis

Black Widow is the first woman to reach #3 (in over 40 years)2019

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. JacksonOn top for over two decades and for times to come…

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