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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Horror Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Action 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 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($676,024,817 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,279,547 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 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($186,848,418 in 2011), Air America ($30,506,847 in 1990) |
2
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($676,024,817 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Furious 7 ($353,007,020 in 2015), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,172,112 in 2014), Fast and Furious 6 ($238,679,850 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($225,764,765 in 2017), Fast Five ($210,031,325 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($155,064,265 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($144,512,310 in 2001), xXx ($141,930,000 in 2002) |
3
Scarlett Johansson
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($676,024,817 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,279,547 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), Lucy ($126,573,960 in 2014), Ghost in the Shell ($40,563,557 in 2017), The Island ($35,818,913 in 2005) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $3,439,376,589 | 9 | $382,152,954 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $3,031,323,345 | 18 | $168,406,853 |
| 3 | Scarlett Johansson | $2,941,531,300 | 9 | $326,836,811 |
| 4 | Chris Evans | $2,758,309,214 | 8 | $344,788,652 |
| 5 | Chris Hemsworth | $2,553,571,083 | 9 | $283,730,120 |
| 6 | Chris Pratt | $2,415,262,300 | 7 | $345,037,471 |
| 7 | Zoe Saldana | $2,183,109,087 | 7 | $311,872,727 |
| 8 | Mark Ruffalo | $2,073,368,521 | 4 | $518,342,130 |
| 9 | Don Cheadle | $1,833,862,901 | 5 | $366,772,580 |
| 10 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,811,146,275 | 11 | $164,649,661 |
| 11 | Chadwick Boseman | $1,784,010,018 | 3 | $594,670,006 |
| 12 | Tom Cruise | $1,775,436,545 | 15 | $118,362,436 |
| 13 | Jeremy Renner | $1,755,471,142 | 5 | $351,094,228 |
| 14 | Hugh Jackman | $1,686,206,576 | 11 | $153,291,507 |
| 15 | Elizabeth Olsen | $1,543,115,034 | 3 | $514,371,678 |
| 16 | Sebastian Stan | $1,520,510,629 | 4 | $380,127,657 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $1,476,232,129 | 4 | $369,058,032 |
| 18 | Dave Bautista | $1,414,644,120 | 6 | $235,774,020 |
| 19 | Danai Gurira | $1,375,925,669 | 2 | $687,962,835 |
| 20 | Letitia Wright | $1,375,925,669 | 2 | $687,962,835 |
| 21 | Christian Bale | $1,361,893,123 | 7 | $194,556,160 |
| 22 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,350,753,749 | 22 | $61,397,898 |
| 23 | Tom Hiddleston | $1,325,730,600 | 4 | $331,432,650 |
| 24 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,287,850,717 | 26 | $49,532,720 |
| 25 | Will Smith | $1,264,526,370 | 11 | $114,956,943 |
| 26 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,251,277,166 | 15 | $83,418,478 |
| 27 | Paul Walker | $1,248,819,745 | 8 | $156,102,468 |
| 28 | Bruce Willis | $1,244,124,477 | 25 | $49,764,979 |
| 29 | Josh Brolin | $1,122,512,899 | 6 | $187,085,483 |
| 30 | Paul Bettany | $1,084,109,166 | 2 | $542,054,583 |
| 31 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,073,748,606 | 3 | $357,916,202 |
| 32 | Karen Gillan | $1,065,837,918 | 2 | $532,918,959 |
| 33 | Pom Klementieff | $1,065,837,918 | 2 | $532,918,959 |
| 34 | Keanu Reeves | $1,025,182,934 | 12 | $85,431,911 |
| 35 | Tom Holland | $1,010,225,957 | 4 | $252,556,489 |
| 36 | Ben Affleck | $1,002,299,961 | 6 | $167,049,994 |
| 37 | Gal Gadot | $986,656,593 | 5 | $197,331,319 |
| 38 | Henry Cavill | $979,379,133 | 6 | $163,229,856 |
| 39 | Daniel Craig | $941,536,439 | 5 | $188,307,288 |
| 40 | Sam Worthington | $934,231,031 | 6 | $155,705,172 |
| 41 | Mel Gibson | $916,029,722 | 13 | $70,463,825 |
| 42 | Benedict Wong | $908,666,737 | 2 | $454,333,369 |
| 43 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $908,666,737 | 2 | $454,333,369 |
| 44 | Ryan Reynolds | $905,001,726 | 5 | $181,000,345 |
| 45 | Andy Serkis | $846,781,014 | 2 | $423,390,507 |
| 46 | Patrick Stewart | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 47 | Ian McKellen | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 48 | Idris Elba | $827,895,660 | 6 | $137,982,610 |
| 49 | Michelle Rodriguez | $817,395,112 | 6 | $136,232,519 |
| 50 | Anthony Hopkins | $790,010,804 | 5 | $158,002,161 |
| 51 | Brad Pitt | $771,940,336 | 6 | $128,656,723 |
| 52 | Michael B. Jordan | $756,018,400 | 2 | $378,009,200 |
| 53 | Jackie Chan | $752,061,609 | 21 | $35,812,458 |
| 54 | Nicolas Cage | $741,438,685 | 19 | $39,023,089 |
| 55 | Jason Statham | $734,196,093 | 20 | $36,709,805 |
| 56 | Eddie Murphy | $732,393,022 | 8 | $91,549,128 |
| 57 | Megan Fox | $731,905,180 | 3 | $243,968,393 |
| 58 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $721,425,603 | 2 | $360,712,802 |
| 59 | Forest Whitaker | $713,842,859 | 3 | $237,947,620 |
| 60 | Michael Fassbender | $711,324,151 | 8 | $88,915,519 |
| 61 | Lupita Nyong'o | $699,900,852 | 2 | $349,950,426 |
| 62 | Angela Bassett | $699,900,852 | 2 | $349,950,426 |
| 63 | Martin Freeman | $699,900,852 | 1 | $699,900,852 |
| 64 | Daniel Kaluuya | $699,900,852 | 1 | $699,900,852 |
| 65 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $688,477,922 | 3 | $229,492,641 |
| 66 | James McAvoy | $670,280,879 | 4 | $167,570,220 |
| 67 | Tommy Lee Jones | $634,578,315 | 6 | $105,763,053 |
| 68 | Denzel Washington | $602,097,738 | 11 | $54,736,158 |
| 69 | Kurt Russell | $601,182,027 | 7 | $85,883,147 |
| 70 | Cate Blanchett | $553,233,729 | 3 | $184,411,243 |
| 71 | Chris Pine | $544,703,762 | 3 | $181,567,921 |
| 72 | James Spader | $539,940,866 | 3 | $179,980,289 |
| 73 | Jordana Brewster | $538,256,425 | 4 | $134,564,106 |
| 74 | Jennifer Lawrence | $535,772,328 | 3 | $178,590,776 |
| 75 | Mark Wahlberg | $534,999,012 | 9 | $59,444,335 |
| 76 | Heath Ledger | $533,345,358 | 1 | $533,345,358 |
| 77 | Kate Beckinsale | $530,910,401 | 7 | $75,844,343 |
| 78 | Chris Tucker | $507,477,118 | 3 | $169,159,039 |
| 79 | Ben Kingsley | $499,751,948 | 3 | $166,583,983 |
| 80 | Mickey Rourke | $499,005,872 | 6 | $83,167,645 |
| 81 | Michael Keaton | $497,034,775 | 2 | $248,517,388 |
| 82 | Harrison Ford | $490,055,723 | 8 | $61,256,965 |
| 83 | Danny Glover | $487,622,466 | 6 | $81,270,411 |
| 84 | Jai Courtney | $482,210,208 | 3 | $160,736,736 |
| 85 | Charlize Theron | $476,622,900 | 5 | $95,324,580 |
| 86 | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | $475,301,552 | 2 | $237,650,776 |
| 87 | Wesley Snipes | $467,273,936 | 10 | $46,727,394 |
| 88 | Channing Tatum | $463,022,966 | 7 | $66,146,138 |
| 89 | Liam Neeson | $462,185,357 | 10 | $46,218,536 |
| 90 | Anthony Mackie | $457,959,640 | 2 | $228,979,820 |
| 91 | Natalie Portman | $457,903,799 | 3 | $152,634,600 |
| 92 | Pierce Brosnan | $455,397,995 | 5 | $91,079,599 |
| 93 | John Travolta | $447,825,186 | 10 | $44,782,519 |
| 94 | Clint Eastwood | $441,298,325 | 14 | $31,521,309 |
| 95 | Steven Seagal | $425,206,563 | 17 | $25,012,151 |
| 96 | Rachel McAdams | $419,490,338 | 2 | $209,745,169 |
| 97 | Jeff Goldblum | $418,202,575 | 2 | $209,101,288 |
| 98 | Michael Peña | $415,437,828 | 4 | $103,859,457 |
| 99 | Joel Kinnaman | $410,168,705 | 4 | $102,542,176 |
| 100 | Guy Pearce | $408,992,272 | 1 | $408,992,272 |
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
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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