8) James McAvoy (Global box office: $747 million)

McAvoy was part of the most recent X-Men movie X-Men: Days of Future Past. It is the highest grossing movie among the X-Men movies. He also acted in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.

7) Angelina Jolie (Global box office: $758 million)

Disney fantasy movie Maleficent was the biggest hit of Angelina Jolie’s career. She acted in this movie after three and a half years absence from the screen. She also directed and produced Unbroken, her second directorial venture. Unbroken was named one of the 11 most outstanding films of 2014 by the American Film Institute.