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commercial-grade and decisive success do n’t always align , but for several iconic actors , their highest - gross movie is also their sound . While many of the highest - grossing films are unbelievable cinematic experience that have fight the metier forward and set cultural standards for moviemaking , they ’re often not the most critically celebrated films . Only rarely have cinema likeTitanicandThe Lord of the Rings : The Return of the Kingbeen both commercial and award - winning Jagannath .

Some of thebest movies of all timehave been loge office hitting , but many flew comparatively under the microwave radar upon their release , innovating the film medium and only incur due identification age later . The class between commercial and critical succeeder is apparent in the movie industry , and many sensation are known for doing their best work in down - budget film . Actors whose highest - gross film are also their best have typically centre their career around blockbuster movies or star in a commercial and vital success likeTitanic .

10Leonardo DiCaprio

Titanic ($2.2 Billion)

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While Leonardo DiCaprio has serious competition for his unspoiled film , he arguably has n’t starred in anything as culturally impactful asTitanic . All of his celluloid with Martin Scorsese are exceptional , as are movies likeInceptionandOnce Upon a meter in Hollywood , butTitanicwas so monumental to his career that it ’s hard to neglect . DiCaprio has consistently starred in great films and given award - worthy carrying into action , yet he ’s never been as famously celebrated as he was in James Cameron ’s multi - billion dollar Best Picture winner .

9Brie Larson

Avengers: Endgame ($2.8 Billion)

Given thatAvengers : Endgameis the second highest - gross movie of all time , it ’s the most commercially successful motion-picture show for dozens of famous Hollywood stars . While worker like Mark Ruffalo , Josh Brolin , and Scarlett Johansson have had good films in their careers , retaliator : Endgameis the best film Brie Larson has been a part of so far . She ’s an amazingly gifted actress , proven by her Academy Award win forRoom , though many of her celluloid theatrical role have been blockbusters likeFast XandKong : Skull Island .

8Sam Worthington

Avatar ($2.9 Billion)

Despite starring in the highest - grossing and one of the most revolutionary blockbuster ever , Sam Worthington ’s calling never picked up much outside ofAvatar . by fromAvatar : The Way of WaterandHacksaw Ridge , Worthington does n’t have much competition in the argument for his best movie . Clash of the Titansand its sequel were decently successful commercially but received underwhelming review from critic and audience . Other than that , many of Worthington ’s movies have been low - budget thrillers .

7Tom Cruise

Top Gun: Maverick ($1.46 Billion)

Tom Cruise ’s best movieis highly debatable , though it ’s not much of a stretchability to pickTop Gun : Maverick , given its overwhelming succeeder critically and commercially . FromMagnoliato theMission : Impossibleseries toCollateral , Cruise has had one of the most impactful movie star career ever , and after over forty years of work , the long - awaitedTop Gunsequel was his first smasher to pass $ 1 billion at the box situation . It ’s one of five of his films to be nominate for Best Picture , but the only one for which he was nominated as a producer , making it an outstanding accomplishment in his career .

6Viggo Mortensen

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.12 Billion)

For many hotshot in theLord of the Ringsmovies , the series was the dependable work in their career . To be clean , Peter Jackson ’s trilogy are some of the most beloved films ever , so there ’s a mellow bar to draw . Viggo Mortensen has appear in great movies likeEastern Promises , Captain Fantastic , andThe Road , but he ’s still best live for flirt Aragorn , and he ’s unconvincing inThe retort of the King . The third installment grossed over $ 1 billion , making it the most profitable in the serial and Mortensen ’s vocation .

5Emily Blunt

Oppenheimer ($959 Million)

Emily Blunt has been in some fantastic films , from natural process movies likeSicarioandEdge of Tomorrowto not bad dramas likeThe Devil Wears Prada . Oppenheimerwas one ofthe proficient movies of 2023 , take home the Best Motion Picture - Drama Award at the Golden Globes and a frontrunner to win Best Picture at the Oscars . The moving-picture show ’s success has been well document , raking in an unprecedented box office run . Emily Blunt gives one of the most nuanced functioning in her life history , bring Kitty Oppenheimer to liveliness .

4Gal Gadot

Wonder Woman ($817 Million)

2017’sWonder Womanwas a groundbreaking superhero movie and tremendous success , seemingly change the direction of the DCEU for the good . regrettably , the movie is still Gal Gadot ’s salutary release as Wonder Woman , and she ’s yet to top the film with any other undertaking . She ’s appeared in commercial megahit like theFastfranchise andDeath on the Nile , yet none of her films have been particularly well - take in critically .

3Clark Gable

Gone with the Wind ($402 Million)

$ 402 Million at the box seat authority may not seem like a net ton equate to the outrageous numbers , but when adapt for ostentatiousness , belong with the Windis one of the highest - gross picture ever . Few films are as impactful as the 1939 quixotic epic , which solidified Clark Gable as one of the classic asterisk of his geological era . In a storied career that included films likeIt pass off One NightandMutiny on the Bounty , Gone with the Windwas Gable ’s crown achievement . The photographic film has stood the test of time as one of the most quixotic motion-picture show ever .

2Daniel Craig

Skyfall ($1.11 Billion)

Daniel Craig has n’t had the best luck in his career outside of playing James Bond . Still , that does n’t belittle his accomplishment as one of the most unbelievable activeness stars of the twenty-first one C . WhileKnives Outis a strong competition for his best film , Skyfallhas a slight bound , being thebest James Bond movie . With Sam Mendes directing and Roger Deakins as the cameraman , the 2012 installment in the long - hunt down action franchise became a wonderful mix of smash hit filmmaking and sensational artistry .

1Michael J. Fox

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