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Some actors in the Hollywood industry have crushed it at the box office by crossing the $100 million mark not once but multiple times. The success of a film at the box office adds up to the reputation of directors, producers, and the leading cast.

Here is a list of actors that crossed $100 million numerous times at the box office.

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz is a renowned American actress and has acted in multiple movies that crossed $100 million. According to the Washington Post, she performed in at least six films that crossed this margin. She was also the voice behind the character of Princess Fiona in Shrek and Shrek 2, which earned an astounding $436.5 million and $267.7 million, respectively.

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A memorable leading role is Kimmy in 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' which earned about $126 million. Other movies are There's Something About Mary (1998) and The Mask (1994), to name a few.

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is one of the most popular American actresses Hollywood has ever had and the recipient of prestigious awards like the Academy and Golden Globe Awards. She Is also one of the few actresses who has acted in movies that have crossed $100 million.

Roberts' movie Ocean's Eleven earned the most in her career; it made about $183 million at the box office. Next was the very famous Pretty woman in which the actress played Jules and won the hearts of millions. It earned about $178 million at the box office.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is known for movies like Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. Forrest Gump is also his highest-earning movie as it made a brilliant $329.7 million at the box office.

According to Business Insider, the actor was often part of a deal where he acted first and collected money later. This automatically meant that he would have a share of the box office earnings; the higher the income at the box office, the higher his gain. Saving Private Ryan made a fantastic $216.1 million and amongst his later movies, 'Catch Me If You Can' earned about $164.4 million.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is one the most successful actors and has starred in the highest number of movies that earned more than $100 million. In this list of films is 'War of the Worlds' that came in 2005 and made a brilliant $234.2 million.

Cruise is particularly famous for his role as Ethan Hunt in the Impossible movies. According to Style, Tom Cruise had a personal earning of about $75 million for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, released in 2011. Among his other highest-grossing movies are Top Gun (1986) and Rain Man (1988).

Will Smith

Will Smith is currently a film producer besides being an actor and a rapper. Several of his films have crossed the $100 million margin, including the Men in Black sequels, Independence Day, and Hitch.

The first two movies of Men in Black earned about $250 million and $190.4 million. The third movie made a jaw-dropping $624 million. According to Yahoo News, Will Smith had a personal income of about $100 million from one movie on playing the role of Agent J in 'Men in Black 3'.

Samuel L. Jackson

The searing success of American actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson is evident through the movies he has acted in have collectively grossed over a jaw-dropping $27 billion worldwide. This also makes him the highest-grossing artist of all time.

Jackson has an average gross per film of about $218 million. He is most remembered for roles like Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994), making approximately $107.9 million at the box office. He is also known for playing Mace Windu in the Star Wars franchise - The Phantom Menace (1999), which made a brilliant $431 million, and Revenge of the Sith (2005) that had a $380.2 million gross.

The list can include Harrison Ford with an average gross of $220 million, Eddie Murphy with an average of $177.6 million, Jim Carrey with an average of $156.8 million, and Robin Williams with an average gross power film of $144.3 million.

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Source: Yahoo News, Style, Business Insider, Washington Post.