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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Comic/Graphic Novel movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Iron Man 3 ($806,400,000 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,070,151 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Iron Man ($266,567,421 in 2008) |
2
Chris Hemsworth
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Thor: Ragnarok ($535,424,489 in 2017), Thor: The Dark World ($438,240,376 in 2013), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022), Thor ($268,295,994 in 2011), Men in Black: International ($174,308,196 in 2019), Extraction 2 ($0 in 2023) |
3
Scarlett Johansson
| Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Black Widow ($196,099,476 in 2021), Ghost in the Shell ($127,347,133 in 2017) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $7,757,043,332 | 9 | $861,893,704 |
| 2 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,921,407,771 | 10 | $692,140,777 |
| 3 | Scarlett Johansson | $6,918,107,300 | 9 | $768,678,589 |
| 4 | Chris Evans | $6,721,947,192 | 10 | $672,194,719 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $6,008,405,843 | 8 | $751,050,730 |
| 6 | Tom Holland | $5,638,780,825 | 5 | $1,127,756,165 |
| 7 | Mark Ruffalo | $5,622,891,954 | 5 | $1,124,578,391 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,480,433,780 | 5 | $1,096,086,756 |
| 9 | Don Cheadle | $5,118,352,348 | 5 | $1,023,670,470 |
| 10 | Chris Pratt | $4,728,630,127 | 8 | $591,078,766 |
| 11 | Zoe Saldana | $4,668,858,627 | 7 | $666,979,804 |
| 12 | Sebastian Stan | $4,666,599,492 | 6 | $777,766,582 |
| 13 | Bradley Cooper | $4,662,330,127 | 5 | $932,466,025 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $4,662,330,127 | 6 | $777,055,021 |
| 15 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,639,664,044 | 4 | $1,159,916,011 |
| 16 | Jeremy Renner | $4,461,738,430 | 5 | $892,347,686 |
| 17 | Letitia Wright | $4,296,005,293 | 4 | $1,074,001,323 |
| 18 | Danai Gurira | $4,296,005,293 | 4 | $1,074,001,323 |
| 19 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $4,244,008,686 | 4 | $1,061,002,172 |
| 20 | Benedict Wong | $4,244,008,686 | 4 | $1,061,002,172 |
| 21 | Karen Gillan | $4,225,161,844 | 5 | $845,032,369 |
| 22 | Pom Klementieff | $4,225,161,844 | 4 | $1,056,290,461 |
| 23 | Josh Brolin | $4,224,895,845 | 7 | $603,556,549 |
| 24 | Paul Bettany | $4,058,246,690 | 4 | $1,014,561,673 |
| 25 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,023,572,941 | 5 | $804,714,588 |
| 26 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,271,560,260 | 4 | $817,890,065 |
| 27 | Paul Rudd | $2,884,150,381 | 4 | $721,037,595 |
| 28 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,884,150,381 | 4 | $721,037,595 |
| 29 | Vin Diesel | $2,799,601,613 | 5 | $559,920,323 |
| 30 | Brie Larson | $2,707,822,063 | 3 | $902,607,354 |
| 31 | Anthony Mackie | $2,633,685,018 | 3 | $877,895,006 |
| 32 | Jon Favreau | $2,433,939,932 | 2 | $1,216,969,966 |
| 33 | Terry Notary | $1,889,869,781 | 1 | $1,889,869,781 |
| 34 | Hugh Jackman | $1,741,636,558 | 6 | $290,272,760 |
| 35 | Christian Bale | $1,676,647,359 | 4 | $419,161,840 |
| 36 | Jason Momoa | $1,546,181,287 | 5 | $309,236,257 |
| 37 | Gal Gadot | $1,493,643,365 | 4 | $373,410,841 |
| 38 | Will Smith | $1,484,286,557 | 4 | $371,071,639 |
| 39 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,410,054,934 | 5 | $282,010,987 |
| 40 | Tobey Maguire | $1,397,502,999 | 3 | $465,834,333 |
| 41 | Idris Elba | $1,359,513,579 | 5 | $271,902,716 |
| 42 | Henry Cavill | $1,345,909,811 | 3 | $448,636,604 |
| 43 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,330,205,654 | 4 | $332,551,414 |
| 44 | James McAvoy | $1,317,944,207 | 4 | $329,486,052 |
| 45 | Zendaya | $1,285,645,588 | 2 | $642,822,794 |
| 46 | Natalie Portman | $1,183,910,748 | 4 | $295,977,687 |
| 47 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,155,271,227 | 5 | $231,054,245 |
| 48 | Tessa Thompson | $1,127,403,936 | 3 | $375,801,312 |
| 49 | Michael Fassbender | $1,110,036,298 | 3 | $370,012,099 |
| 50 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,110,036,298 | 3 | $370,012,099 |
| 51 | Patrick Wilson | $1,106,152,233 | 2 | $553,076,117 |
| 52 | Patrick Stewart | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 53 | Ian McKellen | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 54 | Ben Affleck | $1,049,194,811 | 3 | $349,731,604 |
| 55 | Martin Freeman | $1,036,591,240 | 2 | $518,295,620 |
| 56 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,036,591,240 | 2 | $518,295,620 |
| 57 | Angela Bassett | $1,036,591,240 | 2 | $518,295,620 |
| 58 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,029,039,760 | 5 | $205,807,952 |
| 59 | Andrew Garfield | $1,002,002,007 | 2 | $501,001,004 |
| 60 | Michael Douglas | $994,280,600 | 3 | $331,426,867 |
| 61 | Rachel McAdams | $984,594,633 | 2 | $492,297,317 |
| 62 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $984,594,633 | 3 | $328,198,211 |
| 63 | Nicole Kidman | $949,285,927 | 2 | $474,642,964 |
| 64 | Gemma Chan | $939,607,750 | 2 | $469,803,875 |
| 65 | James Spader | $936,311,111 | 1 | $936,311,111 |
| 66 | Andy Serkis | $932,836,874 | 2 | $466,418,437 |
| 67 | Guy Pearce | $833,541,267 | 2 | $416,770,634 |
| 68 | Ben Kingsley | $806,400,000 | 1 | $806,400,000 |
| 69 | Amber Heard | $796,787,895 | 1 | $796,787,895 |
| 70 | Dolph Lundgren | $796,787,895 | 1 | $796,787,895 |
| 71 | Willem Dafoe | $796,787,895 | 1 | $796,787,895 |
| 72 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | $796,787,895 | 1 | $796,787,895 |
| 73 | Djimon Hounsou | $786,695,182 | 2 | $393,347,591 |
| 74 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $759,614,970 | 3 | $253,204,990 |
| 75 | Michael B. Jordan | $748,166,393 | 2 | $374,083,197 |
| 76 | Michael Peña | $745,152,206 | 2 | $372,576,103 |
| 77 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $741,575,437 | 1 | $741,575,437 |
| 78 | Joaquin Phoenix | $728,633,935 | 2 | $364,316,968 |
| 79 | Ben Mendelsohn | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 80 | Lashana Lynch | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 81 | Lee Pace | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 82 | Clark Gregg | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 83 | Annette Bening | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 84 | Jonathan Winters | $698,664,904 | 2 | $349,332,452 |
| 85 | Katy Perry | $698,664,904 | 2 | $349,332,452 |
| 86 | Margot Robbie | $648,772,329 | 3 | $216,257,443 |
| 87 | Michael Keaton | $648,060,807 | 2 | $324,030,404 |
| 88 | Forest Whitaker | $636,434,754 | 1 | $636,434,754 |
| 89 | Daniel Kaluuya | $636,434,754 | 1 | $636,434,754 |
| 90 | Cara Delevingne | $595,263,912 | 2 | $297,631,956 |
| 91 | Ezra Miller | $585,303,739 | 2 | $292,651,870 |
| 92 | Taron Egerton | $584,868,858 | 2 | $292,434,429 |
| 93 | Mark Strong | $584,868,858 | 2 | $292,434,429 |
| 94 | Colin Firth | $584,868,858 | 4 | $146,217,215 |
| 95 | Bruce Willis | $575,089,947 | 6 | $95,848,325 |
| 96 | Karl Urban | $563,477,381 | 2 | $281,738,691 |
| 97 | Marisa Tomei | $544,070,151 | 1 | $544,070,151 |
| 98 | Amy Adams | $542,034,897 | 1 | $542,034,897 |
| 99 | Xochitl Gomez | $540,893,379 | 1 | $540,893,379 |
| 100 | Michael Stuhlbarg | $540,893,379 | 1 | $540,893,379 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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