Source: Alessandro Levati / Getty Black actors in Hollywood have been collecting coins for a while now. A 2024 ranking from The Root, based on data from The Numbers, highlighted the Black actors whose films have generated the most worldwide box office revenue. Samuel L. Jackson Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Samuel L. Jackson remains right behind Saldaña with roughly $14.6 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Before superheroes completely took over Hollywood, Smith was already a box office machine with Independence Day, Men in Black, I Am Legend, Bad Boys and Aladdin. Chadwick Boseman Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Chadwick Boseman’s films generated more than $7.6 billion worldwide before his passing in 2020.