Thanks to his role as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens , Harrison Ford is now the top-grossing actor in the history of the United States box office.

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According to Box Office Mojo , Ford has eclipsed Samuel L. Jackson's prior $4.63 billion record with a whopping $4.71 billion. Rounding out the top five are Tom Hanks with $4.33 billion, Morgan Freeman with $4.32 billion and Eddie Murphy with $3.81 billion.Ford's work in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, among so many other popular titles, accounts for his multi-billion dollar total.Meanwhile, the highest-grossing actress is Cameron Diaz, who sits in fifteenth place with $3.03 billion, EW notes.Star Wars: The Force Awakens continued its box office dominance this weekend, crossing $800 million domestically and, thanks to an impressive debut in China, is now the world's third highest-grossing film of all time.

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