The 15 Biggest Box Office Stars of the 1980s
Today’s actors can earn millions per project, but in the 1980s, it took an entire decade to accumulate figures like that. Still, the biggest names in the box office spread their name and talents to ten-plus movies throughout the ’80s, raking in some serious loot. We looked at Ultimate Movie Rankings’ data to put together a list of the biggest earners in the box office during the ’80s, highlighting how much their movies made worldwide and domestically, along with the number of movies they made during the decade.
1. Harrison Ford
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $3,973,300,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $6,923,800,000
Number of Movies: 10
2. Dan Aykroyd
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,802,800,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,747,400,000
Number of Movies: 17
3. James Earl Jones
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,506,600,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $4,347,200,000
Number of Movies: 14
4. Carrie Fisher
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,436,400,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,813,200,000
Number of Movies: 14
5. Billy Dee Williams
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,375,500,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $4,091,100,000
Number of Movies: 7
6. Eddie Murphy
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,268,700,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,437,900,000
Number of Movies: 9
7. Bill Murray
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,152,200,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $2,652,900,000
Number of Movies: 9
8. Sylvester Stallone
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,048,400,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $4,449,600,000
Number of Movies: 13
9. Judge Reinhold
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $2,036,400,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $2,598,500,000
Number of Movies: 13
10. Christopher Lloyd
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,939,400,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,279,800,000
Number of Movies: 19
11. Alec Guinness
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,884,100,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,232,200,000
Number of Movies: 7
12. Tom Cruise
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,878,800,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,132,500,000
Number of Movies: 12
13. Rick Moranis
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,840,600,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $2,280,700,000
Number of Movies: 12
14. John Candy
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,837,800,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $1,837,800,000
Number of Movies: 20
15. Mark Hamill
Adjusted Domestic Box Office: $1,820,500,000
Adjusted Worldwide Box Office: $3,168,600,000
Number of Movies: 6
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