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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.

  1
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Samuel L. Jackson
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)

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Zoe Saldana
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)

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Chris Pratt
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)

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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