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Top International Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies


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This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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.

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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: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Iron Man 3 ($805,638,684 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,271,773 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Iron Man ($266,273,701 in 2008)

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Incredibles 2 ($634,223,615 in 2018), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004), Unbreakable ($153,100,000 in 2000), The Marvels ($121,636,602 in 2023)

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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 ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Robert Downey, Jr. $7,725,249,546 9 $858,361,061
2 Samuel L. Jackson $6,864,481,919 10 $686,448,192
3 Scarlett Johansson $6,759,819,795 8 $844,977,474
4 Chris Hemsworth $6,716,159,203 8 $839,519,900
5 Chris Evans $6,606,471,485 8 $825,808,936
6 Tom Holland $5,620,076,687 6 $936,679,448
7 Mark Ruffalo $5,591,951,582 5 $1,118,390,316
8 Elizabeth Olsen $5,449,493,408 5 $1,089,898,682
9 Don Cheadle $5,086,650,660 5 $1,017,330,132
10 Sebastian Stan $4,813,021,157 6 $802,170,193
11 Zoe Saldaña $4,631,476,788 5 $926,295,358
12 Chris Pratt $4,631,476,788 6 $771,912,798
13 Bradley Cooper $4,631,476,788 5 $926,295,358
14 Dave Bautista $4,631,476,788 6 $771,912,798
15 Chadwick Boseman $4,606,386,434 4 $1,151,596,609
16 Jeremy Renner $4,430,999,571 4 $1,107,749,893
17 Danai Gurira $4,267,950,973 4 $1,066,987,743
18 Letitia Wright $4,267,950,973 4 $1,066,987,743
19 Benedict Cumberbatch $4,213,068,314 4 $1,053,267,079
20 Benedict Wong $4,213,068,314 4 $1,053,267,079
21 Pom Klementieff $4,194,308,505 4 $1,048,577,126
22 Karen Gillan $4,194,308,505 5 $838,861,701
23 Tom Hiddleston $3,992,834,082 5 $798,566,816
24 Paul Bettany $3,972,288,918 3 $1,324,096,306
25 Josh Brolin $3,690,244,316 3 $1,230,081,439
26 Gwyneth Paltrow $3,239,766,365 4 $809,941,591
27 Paul Rudd $2,865,849,399 4 $716,462,350
28 Evangeline Lilly $2,865,849,399 4 $716,462,350
29 Anthony Mackie $2,816,086,179 3 $938,695,393
30 Vin Diesel $2,799,487,133 5 $559,897,427
31 Brie Larson $2,683,513,779 3 $894,504,593
32 Hugh Jackman $2,637,904,651 8 $329,738,081
33 Jon Favreau $2,403,402,695 2 $1,201,701,348
34 Terry Notary $1,859,130,922 1 $1,859,130,922
35 Ryan Reynolds $1,684,907,427 4 $421,226,857
36 Christian Bale $1,676,647,359 4 $419,161,840
37 Jason Momoa $1,561,800,000 3 $520,600,000
38 Gal Gadot $1,509,500,000 4 $377,375,000
39 Tobey Maguire $1,397,502,598 3 $465,834,199
40 Idris Elba $1,354,860,859 5 $270,972,172
41 Henry Cavill $1,353,254,000 3 $451,084,667
42 Jennifer Lawrence $1,290,547,219 4 $322,636,805
43 James McAvoy $1,290,547,219 4 $322,636,805
44 Michael Fassbender $1,290,547,219 4 $322,636,805
45 Zendaya $1,285,207,955 2 $642,603,978
46 Tom Hardy $1,265,303,255 3 $421,767,752
47 Anthony Hopkins $1,241,960,859 3 $413,986,953
48 Patrick Wilson $1,129,500,000 2 $564,750,000
49 Natalie Portman $1,124,207,621 3 $374,735,874
50 Patrick Stewart $1,069,811,311 4 $267,452,828
51 Ian McKellen $1,069,811,311 4 $267,452,828
52 Ben Affleck $1,056,539,000 3 $352,179,667
53 Angela Bassett $1,039,477,292 2 $519,738,646
54 Martin Freeman $1,039,477,292 2 $519,738,646
55 Lupita Nyong'o $1,039,477,292 2 $519,738,646
56 Michael Douglas $1,006,718,477 3 $335,572,826
57 Craig T. Nelson $1,004,223,615 2 $502,111,808
58 Sarah Vowell $1,004,223,615 2 $502,111,808
59 Holly Hunter $1,004,223,615 2 $502,111,808
60 Andrew Garfield $1,002,002,007 2 $501,001,004
61 Rachel McAdams $984,594,633 2 $492,297,317
62 Chiwetel Ejiofor $984,594,633 2 $492,297,317
63 Aaron Taylor-Johnson $971,296,229 2 $485,648,115
64 Nicole Kidman $966,298,032 2 $483,149,016
65 Tessa Thompson $953,095,740 2 $476,547,870
66 Gemma Chan $939,607,750 2 $469,803,875
67 James Spader $936,311,111 1 $936,311,111
68 Guy Pearce $832,779,951 2 $416,389,976
69 Will Smith $820,387,998 2 $410,193,999
70 Dolph Lundgren $813,800,000 1 $813,800,000
71 Willem Dafoe $813,800,000 1 $813,800,000
72 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II $813,800,000 1 $813,800,000
73 Amber Heard $813,800,000 1 $813,800,000
74 Ben Kingsley $805,638,684 1 $805,638,684
75 Michelle Pfeiffer $772,052,847 3 $257,350,949
76 Michael B. Jordan $745,829,155 2 $372,914,578
77 Michael Peña $745,152,206 2 $372,576,103
78 Jake Gyllenhaal $740,936,182 1 $740,936,182
79 Ben Mendelsohn $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
80 Djimon Hounsou $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
81 Lashana Lynch $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
82 Lee Pace $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
83 Clark Gregg $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
84 Annette Bening $702,746,255 1 $702,746,255
85 Margot Robbie $658,200,000 3 $219,400,000
86 Michael Keaton $648,262,429 2 $324,131,215
87 Michelle Williams $642,569,645 1 $642,569,645
88 Riz Ahmed $642,569,645 1 $642,569,645
89 Huck Milner $634,223,615 1 $634,223,615
90 Forest Whitaker $634,097,516 1 $634,097,516
91 Daniel Kaluuya $634,097,516 1 $634,097,516
92 Andy Serkis $634,097,516 1 $634,097,516
93 Hannah John-Kamen $598,657,957 2 $299,328,979
94 Ezra Miller $595,600,000 2 $297,800,000
95 Marisa Tomei $544,271,773 1 $544,271,773
96 Amy Adams $544,000,000 1 $544,000,000
97 Xochitl Gomez $540,893,379 1 $540,893,379
98 Michael Stuhlbarg $540,893,379 1 $540,893,379
99 Viola Davis $537,000,000 2 $268,500,000
100 Jai Courtney $537,000,000 2 $268,500,000

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

Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons