Harrison Ford vs. Samuel L. Jackson — Who Earned More? Movies for Grownups
Jackson and Ford Brawling for Dollars
The action-movie legends duke it out for the title of top-grossing actor in history
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At 34, Harrison Ford played Han Solo and earned $10,000, along with fame and glory. The original Star Wars trilogy went on to earn $1.06 billion. of 1981
Magnum, P.I.’s Tom Selleck pulled out of the Indiana Jones role. Ford to the rescue! The hit movie, plus three sequels, raked in $939 million. of 1991
At 42, fresh out of drug rehab, Samuel L. Jackson (pictured above with Ruby Dee) got attention for portraying an addict in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever,which brought in $32 million at the box office. of 1994
Jackson won the part of hit man Jules Winnfield and worked alongside John Travolta (above) in Pulp Fiction — box office: $108 million. Plus, he developed a collaborative rapport with director Quentin Tarantino. of 1999
This time Jackson got a Star Wars turn, as Mace Windu in Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Total box office for the prequel trilogy: $1.1 billion. of ADVERTISEMENT of 2011
Playing Nick Fury in superhero films, including The Avengers, made Jackson the No. 1 star. His Marvel movies have earned $2.4 billion so far. of 2016
Ford returned to Star Wars with The Force Awakens. The blockbuster sold upward of 100 million U.S. tickets, bringing in $937 million and putting Ford back on top. of 2017
Jackson’s four 2017 releases, including a star turn in The Hitman’s Bodyguard, grossed a combined $295 million and made him No. 1 again. of 2017
Ford was back as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner 2049, alongside Ryan Gosling (above). It flopped, leaving Ford behind Jackson, but another Indiana Jones movie is due out in 2020. of , you can also save on movie tickets, restaurants, airfare, hotels and more and have even more fun of Also of Interest
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