Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Creative Types > Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Science Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Fantasy Stars - Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - Worldwide Leading Super Hero Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Super Hero 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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,201,140 in 2017), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010) |
2
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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021) |
3
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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Thor: Love and Thunder ($343,256,830 in 2022), Thor: Ragnarok ($315,058,289 in 2017), Thor: The Dark World ($206,362,140 in 2013), Thor ($181,030,624 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $4,401,867,478 | 9 | $489,096,386 |
| 2 | Scarlett Johansson | $3,783,468,553 | 8 | $472,933,569 |
| 3 | Chris Hemsworth | $3,665,260,143 | 8 | $458,157,518 |
| 4 | Chris Evans | $3,595,959,810 | 8 | $449,494,976 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $3,197,345,026 | 8 | $399,668,128 |
| 6 | Tom Holland | $3,076,036,777 | 5 | $615,207,355 |
| 7 | Mark Ruffalo | $2,934,610,549 | 5 | $586,922,110 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Olsen | $2,815,610,306 | 5 | $563,122,061 |
| 9 | Danai Gurira | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 10 | Letitia Wright | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 11 | Don Cheadle | $2,666,698,434 | 5 | $533,339,687 |
| 12 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,645,332,397 | 4 | $661,333,099 |
| 13 | Bradley Cooper | $2,619,711,510 | 5 | $523,942,302 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $2,619,711,510 | 6 | $436,618,585 |
| 15 | Zoe Saldana | $2,619,711,510 | 5 | $523,942,302 |
| 16 | Chris Pratt | $2,619,711,510 | 6 | $436,618,585 |
| 17 | Sebastian Stan | $2,381,674,294 | 5 | $476,334,859 |
| 18 | Jeremy Renner | $2,348,821,127 | 4 | $587,205,282 |
| 19 | Karen Gillan | $2,285,997,398 | 5 | $457,199,480 |
| 20 | Pom Klementieff | $2,285,997,398 | 4 | $571,499,350 |
| 21 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,184,181,963 | 5 | $436,836,393 |
| 22 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 23 | Benedict Wong | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 24 | Paul Bettany | $1,945,272,831 | 3 | $648,424,277 |
| 25 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $1,898,402,729 | 4 | $474,600,682 |
| 26 | Josh Brolin | $1,861,780,217 | 3 | $620,593,406 |
| 27 | Vin Diesel | $1,771,360,297 | 5 | $354,272,059 |
| 28 | Christian Bale | $1,530,975,194 | 4 | $382,743,799 |
| 29 | Paul Rudd | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 30 | Evangeline Lilly | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 31 | Hugh Jackman | $1,379,250,484 | 7 | $197,035,783 |
| 32 | Brie Larson | $1,369,703,062 | 3 | $456,567,687 |
| 33 | Anthony Mackie | $1,266,457,349 | 3 | $422,152,450 |
| 34 | Jon Favreau | $1,192,574,140 | 2 | $596,287,070 |
| 35 | Martin Freeman | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 36 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 37 | Angela Bassett | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 38 | Tobey Maguire | $1,114,442,527 | 3 | $371,480,842 |
| 39 | Gal Gadot | $1,018,748,933 | 4 | $254,687,233 |
| 40 | Terry Notary | $858,373,000 | 1 | $858,373,000 |
| 41 | Henry Cavill | $850,430,007 | 3 | $283,476,669 |
| 42 | Patrick Stewart | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 43 | Ian McKellen | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 44 | Ryan Reynolds | $804,263,616 | 4 | $201,065,904 |
| 45 | Idris Elba | $758,268,478 | 5 | $151,653,696 |
| 46 | Michael B. Jordan | $756,177,114 | 2 | $378,088,557 |
| 47 | Natalie Portman | $730,649,594 | 3 | $243,549,865 |
| 48 | Zendaya | $724,733,225 | 2 | $362,366,613 |
| 49 | Anthony Hopkins | $702,451,053 | 3 | $234,150,351 |
| 50 | Daniel Kaluuya | $700,059,566 | 1 | $700,059,566 |
| 51 | Andy Serkis | $700,059,566 | 1 | $700,059,566 |
| 52 | Forest Whitaker | $700,059,566 | 1 | $700,059,566 |
| 53 | Jason Momoa | $688,567,328 | 3 | $229,522,443 |
| 54 | Ben Affleck | $661,928,007 | 3 | $220,642,669 |
| 55 | Tessa Thompson | $658,315,119 | 2 | $329,157,560 |
| 56 | Rachel McAdams | $643,973,527 | 2 | $321,986,764 |
| 57 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $643,973,527 | 2 | $321,986,764 |
| 58 | Michael Douglas | $611,357,812 | 3 | $203,785,937 |
| 59 | James McAvoy | $601,618,302 | 4 | $150,404,576 |
| 60 | Michael Fassbender | $601,618,302 | 4 | $150,404,576 |
| 61 | Jennifer Lawrence | $601,618,302 | 4 | $150,404,576 |
| 62 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $593,989,284 | 3 | $197,996,428 |
| 63 | Gemma Chan | $591,700,103 | 2 | $295,850,052 |
| 64 | Shameik Moore | $571,766,949 | 2 | $285,883,475 |
| 65 | Hailee Steinfeld | $571,766,949 | 2 | $285,883,475 |
| 66 | Will Smith | $553,046,328 | 2 | $276,523,164 |
| 67 | Heath Ledger | $534,235,491 | 1 | $534,235,491 |
| 68 | Nicole Kidman | $519,092,919 | 2 | $259,546,460 |
| 69 | Michael Keaton | $497,034,775 | 2 | $248,517,388 |
| 70 | Colin Farrell | $471,889,101 | 2 | $235,944,551 |
| 71 | Margot Robbie | $465,075,940 | 3 | $155,025,313 |
| 72 | Andrew Garfield | $464,884,596 | 2 | $232,442,298 |
| 73 | Patrick Wilson | $459,543,033 | 2 | $229,771,517 |
| 74 | Chris Pine | $459,364,444 | 2 | $229,682,222 |
| 75 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $459,005,868 | 2 | $229,502,934 |
| 76 | James Spader | $459,005,868 | 1 | $459,005,868 |
| 77 | Tenoch Huerta | $453,829,060 | 1 | $453,829,060 |
| 78 | Michaela Coel | $453,829,060 | 1 | $453,829,060 |
| 79 | Dominique Thorne | $453,829,060 | 1 | $453,829,060 |
| 80 | Florence Kasumba | $453,829,060 | 1 | $453,829,060 |
| 81 | Winston Duke | $453,829,060 | 1 | $453,829,060 |
| 82 | Kurt Russell | $453,752,555 | 2 | $226,876,278 |
| 83 | Tom Hardy | $427,061,774 | 3 | $142,353,925 |
| 84 | Ben Mendelsohn | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 85 | Djimon Hounsou | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 86 | Lashana Lynch | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 87 | Lee Pace | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 88 | Clark Gregg | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 89 | Annette Bening | $426,829,839 | 1 | $426,829,839 |
| 90 | Guy Pearce | $419,014,059 | 2 | $209,507,030 |
| 91 | Xochitl Gomez | $411,331,607 | 1 | $411,331,607 |
| 92 | Michael Stuhlbarg | $411,331,607 | 1 | $411,331,607 |
| 93 | Ben Kingsley | $408,992,272 | 1 | $408,992,272 |
| 94 | Jared Leto | $398,965,584 | 2 | $199,482,792 |
| 95 | Michael Peña | $396,850,903 | 2 | $198,425,452 |
| 96 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $390,532,085 | 1 | $390,532,085 |
| 97 | Michael Rooker | $389,813,101 | 1 | $389,813,101 |
| 98 | Elizabeth Debicki | $389,813,101 | 1 | $389,813,101 |
| 99 | Joel Kinnaman | $380,917,479 | 2 | $190,458,740 |
| 100 | Viola Davis | $380,917,479 | 2 | $190,458,740 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original