Box Office Mojo Top 5 Grossing Actors from 1979 - 2019 R 1979 HaStar Wars: The movie that made the stars rriso $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn onb Forer tC d RAa enrr dftie ohFi ros nhM d yea r Dr ak nH iea m ls ill 1980 The only actors in the Top 5 are Star Wars actors Harri$1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn son CarFord rie FishAnt ho er ny MaDa rknie Hals milPet er l Ma yh ew 1981 Harrison Ford grows from strength to strength Harris$1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn on CarrFord ie MaFish rker AntHa homil nyl PetDa ernie Mals yh ew 1982 Spielberg's magic continues, but nothing can dent Star Wars Harris$1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn on CarrFord ie MaFish rker AntHa homil nyl PetDa ernie Mals yh ew 1983 Star Wars cast is now almost unbeatable with Return of the Jedi $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hami Anthll ony Dani Peterels May hew 1984 Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop is the #2 movie this year $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hami Anthll ony Dani Peterels May hew 1985 Sylvester Stallone's Rambo is the top movie of 1985 $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hami Anthll ony Dani Peterels May hew 1986 Tom Cruise has a big hit in Top Gun $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hami Anthll ony Dani Peterels May hew 1987 Eddie Murphy continues with Beverly Hills Cops II $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamil Anthl ony Dani Peterels May hew 1988 Dustin Hoffman’s Rain Man is the top grosser for 1988 $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hami Anthll ony Dani Peterels May hew 1989 Indiana Jones’ Last Crusade pushes Harrison Ford even higher $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamil Anthl ony Dani Peterels May hew 1990 The decade ends, but the list is identical from 1981 $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamil Anthl ony Dani Peterels May hew 1991 12 years later, Dustin Hoffman breaks into the list with Hook $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamil Anthl ony Dani Dusti els n Hoff man 1992 Eddie Murphy pushes Dustin Hoffman out $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamill Eddie Murp Anthhy ony Dani els 1993 Two new superstars: Sylvester Stallone & Tom Cruise $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Mark Hamill Sylves ter Stallo Tomne Cruis e 1994 Tom Cruise cements his place, nudging Luke Skywalker out $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Tom Cruise Sylves ter Stallo ne Sally Field 1995 America's favorite hero enters with a bang: Tom Hanks $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Carrie Fisher Sylvest er Stallon Robine Willia ms 1996 Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible hits the box office $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Tom Cruise Tom Hanks Carrie Fisher Robin William s 1997 Robin Williams grows up the ranks with Good Will Hunting $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Robin Williams Tom Cruise Carrie Fisher Tom Hanks 1998 Samuel Jackson makes it to the list with The Negotiator $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Robin Williams Tom Hanks Tom Cruise Samuel L. Jackson 1999 Bruce Willis breaks in as a ghost in The Sixth Sense $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Samuel L. Jackson Robin Williams Bruce Willis 2000 Tom Hanks and Samuel Jackson are here to stay $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Samuel L. Jackson Bruce Willis Robin Williams 2001 Eddie Murphy comes back into the list with Shrek $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Samuel L. Jackson Eddie Murphy Robin Williams 2002 Tom Cruise pushes back in with Minority Report $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Tom Cruise Eddie Murphy 2003 Harrison Ford is #1 for 17 consecutive years $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Harrison Ford Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Tom Cruise Eddie Murphy 2004 Samuel Jackson is now the #1 grossing actor ever $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy Tom Cruise 2005 Samuel Jackson is here to stay, with the next Star Wars $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy Tom Cruise 2006 Tom Hanks’ Langdon beats Harrison Ford – again $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Tom Cruise Eddie Murphy 2007 Eddie Murphy's Shrek whips Han Solo this time $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Eddie Murphy Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Tom Cruise 2008 Indiana Jones returns. Harrison Ford still has it in him $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Eddie Murphy Tom Hanks Tom Cruise 2009 Tom Hanks' Langdon pushes Eddie Murphy down the list $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy Tom Cruise 2010 … and pushes Harrison Ford down as well, with Toy Story 3 $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy Harrison Ford Tom Cruise 2011 Harry Potter doesn’t even make a dent in the Top 5 $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Eddie Murphy Tom Cruise 2012 … until Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) becomes Commissioner Gordon $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy Harrison Ford Gary Oldman 2013 Morgan Freeman enters after a series of steady performances $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Morgan Freeman Eddie Murphy 2014 … and Morgan Freemen strengthens his hold further $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Morgan Freeman Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Gary Oldman 2015 Harrison Ford makes a comeback with Star Wars $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Morgan Freeman Tom Hanks Eddie Murphy: Tom Cruise 2016 Robert Downey Jr is in the top 5, thanks to Iron Man $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Morgan Freeman Tom Hanks Robert Downey, Jr. 2017 The Return of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO in Star Wars: The Last Jedi $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Morgan Freeman Anthony Daniels Tom Hanks 2018 The Avengers rise with multiple releases $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Harrison Ford Robert Downey, Jr. Andy Serkis Morgan Freeman 2019 Black Widow is the first woman to reach #3 (in over 40 years) $1 mn $2 mn $3 mn $4 mn $5 mn $6 mn Samuel L. Jackson Robert Downey, Jr. Scarlett Johansson Harrison Ford Andy Serkis Samuel L. Jackson On top for over two decades and for times to come… Thank You!.