The Ten Highest Grossing Actors Of 2014
Adam Sandler may behideously overpaid, but there are still a few actors in Hollywood who are very good at making money. The list of 2014’s highest-grossing actors is proof of that. Four big names raked in $1 billion or more at the global box office this year, and one of those will probably continue to cash in in early 2015. Hit the jump to see the highest grossing actors of 2014.
Forbesshared the list of the highest grossing actors of 2014.
10. Hugh Jackman ($746 million;X-Men: Days of Future Past)
9. Michael Fassbender ($746 million;X-Men: Days of Future Past,Frank)
James McAvoy ($747 million;Filth,X-Men: Days of Future Past,The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby)
Angelina Jolie ($758 million;Maleficent)
- Emma Stone ($764 million;The Amazing Spider-Man 2,Magic in the Moonlight,Birdman)
Find out the top five after the jump.
5. Chris Evans ($801 million;Captain America: The Winter Soldier,Snowpiercer)
Mark Wahlberg* ($1 billion;Transformers: Age of Extinction)
Scarlett Johansson ($1.18 billion;Under the Skin,Captain America: The Winter Soldier,Lucy)
2. Chris Pratt ($1.2 billion;The Lego Movie,Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Jennifer Lawrence ($1.4 billion;X-Men: Days of Future Past,The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1)
(* Figures from Wahlberg’s Christmas releaseThe Gamblerwere not included.)
The real winner of this list is Fox’sX-Menfranchise. Four of its stars made the top 10 list, includingJennifer Lawrenceat #1. Or maybe it’s the superhero genre as a whole.Mark WahlbergandAngelina Jolieare the only ones who made the top 10 without starring in a Marvel-based property.
Maybe the biggest surprise is how highEmma Stoneis ranked.Amazing Spider-Man 2grossed less thanX-Men: Days of Future Past,Guardians of the Galaxy, orCaptain America: The Winter Soldierdid, but her number was bolstered by the successes ofBirdmanandMagic in the Moonlight. It’s also nice to seeScarlett Johanssonsitting at #3 partly on the strength of original pics likeUnder the SkinandLucy.
Of the stars listed above, Lawrence looks likely to repeat next year on the strength ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2alone, though David O. Russell’sJoywill probably earn a decent chunk of change as well. Johansson andChris Evansmay be back forAvengers: Age of Ultron, and Pratt could return ifJurassic Worlddoes as well as hoped.
Forbesonly counted movies in which these actors were leads or co-leads, but the list would look a lot different if they includedallappearances including cameos. We know this becauseScreen Crush did just that earlier this month, and came up with a ranking that included Lawrence at #9 and Pratt at #11. But even there, Marvel came out on top. By the site’s count,Stan Leewas the highest grossing star of 2014, with cameos in four Marvel adaptations released this year.
