Can you name the top 103 Box-office stars of all time (1932-2011)?

created by rockgolf

Enter an actor / actress (last names acceptable) in the box below
Correctly named stars will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Quigly Publishing: Top Ten Money Making Stars
METHODOLOGY: Points are determined based on star's position on the annual (since 1932) Exhibitor's Top Ten Box Office Stars as given in the link. First place on a year's chart earns 15 points, decreasing linearly to 6 points for 10th place. All years are given equal weight. Ties are given the same rank.
Acts marked with "*" are duos who were listed jointly. (Entering either member of the duo will give you the answer.)
Also try: The 50 Greatest Movie Franchises

Popular trivia games today

Symbol Match Minefield

2929

Close Up 100!

2901

The 'Wolf Pack' Toast

2462

Voice Actor Match

1801

UEFA Champions League Final Host Cities

1501

4-6 Letter States

1372

Sports Illustrated Covers (1990s)

1110

Multiple Guess Board Games

945

And more...

PLAY GAME

15:00

Show Missed Answers

Rank	Actor	Points
1		297
2		270
3		251
4		197
5		186
6		181
7		175
8		150
9		148
10		146
11		127
11		127
13		122
14		121
15		118
16		117
17		116
18		112
19		109
20		106
21		98
21		98
23*		97
23		97
23		97
26		96

Rank	Actor	Points
27		93
28		92
29		91
30		90
30		90
32		89
33		88
34		87
35		84
35		84
37		80
38		79
39		76
40		74
41		72
41		72
43		71
44		67
45		64
45		64
47		63
47		63
49		55
49		55
51		53
52		52

Rank	Actor	Points
53		50
54		49
54		49
56		48
56		48
56		48
56		48
60		47
61		46
62		45
62		45
64		44
65		42
66		40
67		37
67		37
69		36
70		35
70		35
70		35
70		35
70		35
75		34
75*		34
75		34
75		34

Rank	Actor	Points
79		33
80		31
80		31
80		31
83		30
84		29
84		29
86		28
86		28
88		27
88		27
88		27
91		26
92		25
92		25
92		25
92		25
92		25
97		24
97		24
99		23
100		22
100		22
100		22
100		22

Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser.
If you do have Javascript enabled:
This site uses javascript to make the magic happen.
Please turn on javascript and reload this page, or use a more current browser (like Firefox)

You might also like these games:
Box Office Top 20: Animations	Top Grossing R Rated	Top 10 Box Office Stars (2000s)

There are 82 comments for this game.
(Warning: comments may contain spoilers)

Top Box-Office Stars of All-Time Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Jun 13, 2012 in Movies
Featured Jul 10, 2012
Game Plays 41,769

Embed Game

Report a Mistake

Friend Scores and Standings

Loading friend results....

Top Games Today in Movies

Top Games with Similar Tags

Top User Games in Movies

Archived comments: show them

	rockgolf:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:12 GMT		30 points
	There's a couple of notes in the archived comments that may be of interest, including the 20 acts that just missed the list. And still Katharine Hepburn isn't listed.

	azk3000:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:30 GMT		15 points
	If there was justice in the universe, Edward Norton would be on this list.

	cocky:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:38 GMT		17 points
	Jane Fonda is on the list, but her dad isn't?

	mdc8k:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:39 GMT		26 points
	Great quiz. It definitely sets a record for "duhs" after I saw the answers.

	Khazar49:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:42 GMT		11 points
	Guess that Hepburn's "box office poison" period was what made her slip from this list. Still shocking, though. And yet, she was the number 1 in AFI's 100 years' poll. A legend.

	darren004:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:46 GMT		14 points
	Paul Hogan?

	thewildboo:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 15:49 GMT		36 points
	This quiz consisted largely of me typing in names and then staring slack-jawed at the screen when they didn't come up.

	joe_in_indy:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:08 GMT		9 points
	This is very difficult because of the unusual ranking method employed, both by Quigleys and then by the quiz maker. The actual total box office record holder is Samuel L. Jackson, what with his appearances in the Marvel and Star Wars franchises. But it can certainly be argued that his appearance is not why people attended those films.

	Thalia:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:20 GMT		17 points
	One of the ones I was most surprised to NOT see was Morgan Freeman. I certainly go see movies just because he's in them, but apparently that's just me.

	gwynn19:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:24 GMT		6 points
	Warren Beatty was the one that shocked me the most, because he's been a "star" for roughly 50 years. I guess he just didn't make this kind of list because he made movies so infrequently. He wasn't really "bankable" because his output was so inconsistent.

	BiloxiSean:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:27 GMT		43 points
	No Robert DeNiro? Wow!!

	PS90:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:30 GMT		6 points
	There was a bunch of answers that I smacked my forehead immediately after I read the answer (of course), and then there were a few that I would never have guessed if the time limit was 4 hours - like Paul Hogan, Dolly Parton, etc.

	Bobman1:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:48 GMT		4 points
	Actor quality/fame/awards aside (noted above--no Kate Hep?!?!), I REALLY thought Samuel L Jackson would be there. He's been a workhorse for a couple decades and ina LOT of BIG movies. I assume Jurassic Park, Pulp Fic, and the Star Wars and Marvel franchises alone would put him mid-pack... if only he were one of the top couple stars, I guess. Lack of Henry Fonda also puzzled. And what, no Pauly Shore? Excellent quiz.

	buppyspek:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 16:51 GMT		4 points
	This quiz is fascinating. I didn't even get half the correct responses, but I feel like I did very well on this one. Fun, and interesting.

	mccabebabe:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 17:17 GMT		6 points
	why is it that I managed to think of Tom Cruise, who I hate, but missed Tom Hanks, who I love :-\|

	rockgolf:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 17:18 GMT		9 points
	@joe-in-indy: the method that lists Samuel L Jackson as the top box-office star of all-time is equally flawed and suspect. The term box office draw in general means that that the public is more likely to go to a film if that actor is in in. SLJ's total box office includes all films in which he appeared. But that means he gets credit for the full box office of Jurassic Park even though he was a virtual unknown at the time. He gets credit for Iron Man although he didn't appear literally until the credits were over. Did people go to either of those films (or Star Wars I & II and probably another dozen examples) because SLJ was in the film? No. Was he responsible for the box office of Snakes On A Plane? Absolutely! Was that enough to get him on the top 10 box office stars of any given year? No.

	SixFootFive:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 17:52 GMT		17 points
	Equally baffling to the absense of Hepburn is Robert Deniro and Bill Murray.

	jeffg3wksapart:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 17:55 GMT		3 points
	Paul Hogan-- yes. Kate the Great-- no. Obviously b.o. $ have nothing to do w/talent.

	detroitsportsman:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 18:21 GMT		3 points
	No Nicholas Cage???

	leviper:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 18:28 GMT		-3 points
	You are all mistaking this as a greatest actors list. All of Katharine Hepburn's films were box office poison from the late thirties into the late sixties.

	HappyFlower:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 18:39 GMT		1 point
	No Vin Diesel? How is this possible?

	rockgolf:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 19:01 GMT		1 point
	@6'5: I just cheked back on the original data. Murray was close (#2 in the year of Ghostbusters & #10 in the year Stripes) and ended up tied for #104. De Niro appear as #9 in '91 (Goodfellas/Cape Fear era) and #10 in '77 (Taxi Driver/Godfather 2) and never otherwise.

	BamaRainbow:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 19:13 GMT		7 points
	@leviper: I have to disagree. Hepburn worked with Spencer Tracy on 9 films during that period, including the popular "Woman of the Year," "Pat and Mike," and "Adam's Rib." Further, she co-starred with Bogart in "The African Queen," a film that was popular with not only critics but also the movie-going public. And her big "comeback" film was 1940's "The Philadelphia Story," one of that year's biggest box-office successes. And most of Hepburn's films in the 1950s, while not incredible hits at the box-office, were largely popular with the public. That "box office poison" label was largely due to a series of film flops, many of which were selected for Hepburn by RKO Studios (and came between 1934 and 1938). Additionally, the original list was ONE man's opinion that got too much attention.

	JamesGR:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 19:34 GMT		6 points
	Edward Norton, Robert de Niro, Morgan Freeman...3 of the most talented actors I've ever seen...where is the world coming to?

	RJMurphy:	Jul 10th, 2012 at 20:50 GMT		8 points
	Personally shocked by Sigourney Weaver's absence. Great quiz though, and one of those quizzes where you kick yourself as soon as some of the answers come up!