Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top International Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of international revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Incredibles 2 ($634,223,615 in 2018), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($468,728,300 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($393,019,247 in 2017), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004) |
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,472,929 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($348,900,000 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,017,657,016 in 2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($890,603,542 in 2018), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($788,467,108 in 2023), Jurassic World: Dominion ($627,153,512 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,472,929 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,768,566,947 | 82 | $131,323,987 |
2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,609,316,190 | 37 | $259,711,248 |
3 | Chris Pratt | $9,402,957,570 | 28 | $335,819,913 |
4 | Vin Diesel | $8,891,650,332 | 32 | $277,864,073 |
5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,511,766,443 | 55 | $154,759,390 |
6 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,482,154,540 | 38 | $223,214,593 |
7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,320,002,232 | 40 | $208,000,056 |
8 | Andy Serkis | $7,920,828,705 | 26 | $304,647,258 |
9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,433,688,466 | 28 | $265,488,874 |
10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,287,946,949 | 37 | $196,971,539 |
11 | Tom Holland | $7,117,859,307 | 19 | $374,624,174 |
12 | Don Cheadle | $7,071,783,363 | 27 | $261,917,902 |
13 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,958,372,309 | 28 | $248,513,297 |
14 | Idris Elba | $6,916,252,728 | 40 | $172,906,318 |
15 | Tom Cruise | $6,889,031,981 | 42 | $164,024,571 |
16 | Alan Rickman | $6,845,579,985 | 23 | $297,633,912 |
17 | Dave Bautista | $6,820,789,744 | 31 | $220,025,476 |
18 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,802,895,519 | 28 | $242,960,554 |
19 | Johnny Depp | $6,659,022,759 | 57 | $116,824,961 |
20 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,604,866,555 | 43 | $153,601,548 |
21 | Paul Bettany | $6,501,393,463 | 24 | $270,891,394 |
22 | Emma Watson | $6,460,570,225 | 17 | $380,033,543 |
23 | Karen Gillan | $6,349,354,291 | 24 | $264,556,429 |
24 | Cate Blanchett | $6,348,383,261 | 40 | $158,709,582 |
25 | Chris Evans | $6,292,795,418 | 28 | $224,742,694 |
26 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,055,977,725 | 29 | $208,826,818 |
27 | Anthony Mackie | $6,045,895,769 | 41 | $147,460,872 |
28 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,020,337,813 | 16 | $376,271,113 |
29 | Jon Favreau | $5,860,441,554 | 17 | $344,731,856 |
30 | Benedict Wong | $5,780,613,813 | 12 | $481,717,818 |
31 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,729,100,168 | 23 | $249,091,312 |
32 | Josh Brolin | $5,684,842,545 | 31 | $183,382,018 |
33 | Will Smith | $5,657,851,767 | 39 | $145,073,122 |
34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,654,003,867 | 65 | $86,984,675 |
35 | Orlando Bloom | $5,609,197,834 | 28 | $200,328,494 |
36 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,556,858,718 | 20 | $277,842,936 |
37 | Jason Statham | $5,489,414,497 | 31 | $177,077,887 |
38 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,466,854,741 | 43 | $127,136,157 |
39 | Stanley Tucci | $5,434,490,423 | 52 | $104,509,431 |
40 | Jeremy Renner | $5,374,705,872 | 23 | $233,682,864 |
41 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,311,433,254 | 25 | $212,457,330 |
42 | Rupert Grint | $5,281,315,514 | 15 | $352,087,701 |
43 | Ian McKellen | $5,219,380,113 | 21 | $248,541,910 |
44 | Sebastian Stan | $5,217,322,382 | 27 | $193,234,162 |
45 | Tom Hanks | $5,203,748,552 | 59 | $88,199,128 |
46 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,089,197 | 37 | $137,813,222 |
47 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,080,416,567 | 39 | $130,267,091 |
48 | Willem Dafoe | $5,079,275,529 | 59 | $86,089,416 |
49 | Hugo Weaving | $5,040,118,074 | 26 | $193,850,695 |
50 | Tom Hiddleston | $5,024,974,766 | 15 | $334,998,318 |
51 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,975,121,988 | 21 | $236,910,571 |
52 | Harrison Ford | $4,969,100,504 | 38 | $130,765,803 |
53 | Sam Worthington | $4,960,701,365 | 36 | $137,797,260 |
54 | Gary Oldman | $4,889,912,997 | 36 | $135,830,917 |
55 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,808,425,535 | 12 | $400,702,128 |
56 | Julie Walters | $4,714,305,952 | 20 | $235,715,298 |
57 | Matt Damon | $4,683,905,217 | 51 | $91,841,279 |
58 | Pom Klementieff | $4,683,752,934 | 8 | $585,469,117 |
59 | Liam Neeson | $4,636,261,435 | 63 | $73,591,451 |
60 | Alan Tudyk | $4,633,037,762 | 22 | $210,592,626 |
61 | Brad Pitt | $4,598,233,281 | 49 | $93,841,496 |
62 | Michael Gambon | $4,533,537,115 | 17 | $266,678,654 |
63 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,513,044,931 | 31 | $145,582,095 |
64 | Timothy Spall | $4,468,270,601 | 30 | $148,942,353 |
65 | Paul Rudd | $4,462,318,287 | 37 | $120,603,197 |
66 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,457,029,645 | 29 | $153,690,677 |
67 | Simon Pegg | $4,425,382,147 | 29 | $152,599,384 |
68 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,409,930,056 | 34 | $129,703,825 |
69 | Danai Gurira | $4,349,449,921 | 7 | $621,349,989 |
70 | J.K. Simmons | $4,326,945,544 | 57 | $75,911,325 |
71 | Tom Felton | $4,322,007,336 | 21 | $205,809,873 |
72 | Woody Harrelson | $4,319,594,957 | 58 | $74,475,775 |
73 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,304,082,711 | 38 | $113,265,335 |
74 | Kate Winslet | $4,242,878,599 | 33 | $128,572,079 |
75 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,234,109,473 | 14 | $302,436,391 |
76 | Steve Carell | $4,225,960,038 | 34 | $124,292,942 |
77 | Emma Thompson | $4,194,858,105 | 37 | $113,374,543 |
78 | Bruce Willis | $4,194,747,067 | 81 | $51,787,001 |
79 | Naomie Harris | $4,186,892,835 | 19 | $220,362,781 |
80 | Stephen Lang | $4,185,978,509 | 35 | $119,599,386 |
81 | Oscar Isaac | $4,168,287,594 | 33 | $126,311,745 |
82 | Maggie Smith | $4,161,323,670 | 33 | $126,100,717 |
83 | Jack Black | $4,096,148,382 | 33 | $124,125,709 |
84 | Antonio Banderas | $4,089,668,911 | 49 | $83,462,631 |
85 | Kristen Wiig | $4,086,196,886 | 31 | $131,812,803 |
86 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,049,357,419 | 16 | $253,084,839 |
87 | Cameron Diaz | $4,037,329,710 | 29 | $139,218,266 |
88 | Letitia Wright | $4,026,809,719 | 12 | $335,567,477 |
89 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,001,181,392 | 28 | $142,899,335 |
90 | Charlize Theron | $3,996,270,424 | 36 | $111,007,512 |
91 | John Ratzenberger | $3,969,331,881 | 19 | $208,912,204 |
92 | Michael Caine | $3,944,011,451 | 46 | $85,739,379 |
93 | Hugh Jackman | $3,917,815,959 | 35 | $111,937,599 |
94 | Brie Larson | $3,888,165,712 | 21 | $185,150,748 |
95 | Alfred Molina | $3,861,913,371 | 28 | $137,925,478 |
96 | Christopher Lee | $3,846,064,552 | 27 | $142,446,835 |
97 | Kurt Russell | $3,830,038,116 | 28 | $136,787,076 |
98 | Evangeline Lilly | $3,821,972,483 | 11 | $347,452,044 |
99 | Jude Law | $3,787,467,174 | 39 | $97,114,543 |
100 | Ewan McGregor | $3,783,597,321 | 41 | $92,282,861 |
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
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons