Who is the top grossing film actor of all time?

Question

Who holds that title? Tom Cruise? Arnold? Also, who has grossed the most money at the Box office and ALSO won an Oscar? (i.e. who's the most lucrative actor who also has real talent?)

Answer 1

Top grossing: Samuel L. Jackson: $3,793,254,710 although I don't believe he's won an Oscar.

Tom Hanks, ranked number 3 at $3,093,654,701 is probably the most bankable with talent having won 2 Oscars...

Answer 2

you know you don't have to have won an Oscar to be talented Edward Norton, Tom Cruise are perfect examples.

heres a full list:

Tom Hanks $3,325.4 32 $103.9 Forrest Gump $329.7
2 Eddie Murphy $3,110.5 32 $97.2 Shrek 2 $441.2
3 Harrison Ford $3,093.4 29 $106.7 Star Wars $461.0
4 Tom Cruise $2,697.3 27 $99.9 War of the Worlds $234.3
5 Robin Williams $2,649.6 38 $69.7 Night at the Museum $243.5
6 Bruce Willis $2,395.1 43 $55.7 Sixth Sense $293.5
7 Julia Roberts $2,203.9 31 $71.1 Ocean's Eleven $183.4
8 Robert DeNiro $2,199.3 55 $40.0 Meet the Fockers $279.3
9 Samuel L. Jackson $2,149.1 46 $46.7 Revenge of the Sith $380.3
10 Mel Gibson $2,022.2 30 $67.4 Signs $228.0
11 Ian McKellen $2,009.6 25 $80.4 Return of the King $377.0
12 Orlando Bloom $1,970.2 10 $197.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3
13 Will Smith $1,965.9 16 $122.9 Independence Day $306.2
14 Jim Carrey $1,936.3 19 $101.9 The Grinch $260.0
15 Morgan Freeman $1,867.1 36 $51.9 Bruce Almighty $242.8
16 John Travolta $1,850.3 36 $51.4 Grease $188.4
17 Cameron Diaz $1,783.7 21 $84.9 Shrek 2 $441.2
18 Tommy Lee Jones $1,765.1 33 $53.5 Men in Black $250.7
19 Elijah Wood $1,752.3 23 $76.2 Return of the King $377.0
20 Dustin Hoffman $1,715.3 33 $52.0 Meet the Fockers $279.3
21 Keanu Reeves $1,678.1 35 $47.9 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6
22 Jack Nicholson $1,670.7 31 $53.9 Batman $251.2
23 Johnny Depp $1,650.4 28 $58.9 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3
24 Ewan McGregor $1,638.2 26 $63.0 The Phantom Menace $431.1
25 Nicolas Cage $1,630.5 39 $41.8 National Treasure $173.0
26 Ben Stiller $1,624.2 23 $70.6 Meet the Fockers $279.3
27 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,621.9 23 $70.5 Terminator 2 $204.8
28 Danny DeVito $1,607.8 39 $41.2 Batman Returns $162.8
29 Sylvester Stallone $1,597.0 32 $49.9 Rambo: First Blood Part II $150.4
30 Matt Damon $1,596.3 21 $76.0 Saving Private Ryan $216.5
31 Sean Connery $1,550.6 37 $41.9 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2
32 Clint Eastwood $1,527.0 44 $34.7 In the Line of Fire $102.3
33 Mike Myers $1,497.1 11 $136.1 Shrek 2 $441.2
34 Christopher Walken $1,472.8 49 $30.1 Wedding Crashers $209.3
35 Robert Duvall $1,471.6 45 $32.7 Deep Impact $140.5
36 Brad Pitt $1,456.9 23 $63.3 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $186.3
37 Halle Berry $1,452.3 21 $69.2 X-Men: The Last Stand $234.4
38 Denzel Washington $1,437.3 34 $42.3 Remember the Titans $115.7
39 Kathy Bates $1,416.3 32 $44.3 Titanic $600.8
40 Kirsten Dunst $1,411.9 22 $64.2 Spider-Man $403.7
41 Bill Murray $1,411.9 30 $47.1 Ghostbusters $238.6
42 Drew Barrymore $1,406.7 28 $50.2 E.T. $435.1
43 Kevin Costner $1,395.2 27 $51.7 Dances with Wolves $184.2
44 Steve Martin $1,390.3 31 $44.8 Cheaper by the Dozen $138.6
45 Michael Douglas $1,386.2 26 $53.3 Fatal Attraction $156.6
46 Antonio Banderas $1,385.1 29 $47.8 Shrek 2 $441.2
47 Liam Neeson $1,385.0 37 $37.4 The Phantom Menace $431.1
48 Viggo Mortensen $1,372.3 18 $76.2 Return of the King $377.0
49 Alec Baldwin $1,369.4 34 $40.3 Pearl Harbor $198.5
50 Owen Wilson $1,358.5 18 $75.5 Cars $244.1

Tom Hanks has won 2 oscars so he is probably the most TALENTED one.

Answer 3

It is Samuel L Jackson. It has previously been Harrison Ford, due to the strength of the Star Wars movies and Indiana Jones. Jackson, while not in as big of blockbusters, has done more overall films I believe. The movie that put him into the first place position was actually his voice acting in The Incredibles.