Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office
See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top International Stars
This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the 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
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), The Jungle Book ($586,696,875 in 2016), Jurassic World Rebirth ($529,219,928 in 2025), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Sing ($360,735,137 in 2016), Lucy ($330,933,816 in 2014) |
2
Zoe Saldaña
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,634,092,522 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,559,962 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016), Star Trek ($129,109,595 in 2009) |
3
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 ($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), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($348,815,025 in 2011), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($289,409,533 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlett Johansson | $9,723,025,362 | 36 | $270,084,038 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldaña | $9,156,121,843 | 33 | $277,458,238 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,840,564,675 | 45 | $196,456,993 |
| 4 | Chris Pratt | $8,772,838,547 | 28 | $313,315,662 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $8,763,522,755 | 70 | $125,193,182 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $8,080,505,317 | 28 | $288,589,476 |
| 7 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,760,352,326 | 31 | $250,333,946 |
| 8 | Tom Cruise | $7,618,518,601 | 45 | $169,300,413 |
| 9 | Chris Evans | $7,266,558,446 | 29 | $250,570,981 |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson | $7,263,097,790 | 41 | $177,148,727 |
| 11 | Johnny Depp | $6,675,843,769 | 54 | $123,626,736 |
| 12 | Bradley Cooper | $6,625,919,879 | 30 | $220,863,996 |
| 13 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,473,135,433 | 25 | $258,925,417 |
| 14 | Tom Holland | $6,463,746,957 | 18 | $359,097,053 |
| 15 | Emma Watson | $6,227,024,934 | 16 | $389,189,058 |
| 16 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,776,125,607 | 27 | $213,930,578 |
| 17 | Don Cheadle | $5,744,046,595 | 23 | $249,741,156 |
| 18 | Tom Hanks | $5,731,851,874 | 58 | $98,825,032 |
| 19 | Dave Bautista | $5,632,041,730 | 33 | $170,667,931 |
| 20 | Jeremy Renner | $5,595,226,471 | 20 | $279,761,324 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,482,922,892 | 21 | $261,091,566 |
| 22 | Josh Brolin | $5,443,743,303 | 28 | $194,419,404 |
| 23 | Karen Gillan | $5,342,835,431 | 19 | $281,201,865 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $5,322,736,949 | 23 | $231,423,346 |
| 25 | Rupert Grint | $5,308,476,420 | 14 | $379,176,887 |
| 26 | Will Smith | $5,285,517,228 | 37 | $142,851,817 |
| 27 | Sebastian Stan | $4,838,392,831 | 19 | $254,652,254 |
| 28 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,786,073,524 | 28 | $170,931,197 |
| 29 | Brad Pitt | $4,738,071,631 | 48 | $98,709,826 |
| 30 | Steve Carell | $4,735,897,916 | 34 | $139,291,115 |
| 31 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,733,473,178 | 11 | $430,315,743 |
| 32 | Jack Black | $4,690,962,371 | 33 | $142,150,375 |
| 33 | Sam Worthington | $4,623,410,653 | 25 | $184,936,426 |
| 34 | Letitia Wright | $4,594,520,649 | 12 | $382,876,721 |
| 35 | Jason Statham | $4,566,374,602 | 44 | $103,781,241 |
| 36 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,562,892,394 | 16 | $285,180,775 |
| 37 | Hugh Jackman | $4,545,004,825 | 37 | $122,837,968 |
| 38 | Paul Bettany | $4,442,726,599 | 16 | $277,670,412 |
| 39 | Benedict Wong | $4,358,420,263 | 7 | $622,631,466 |
| 40 | Danai Gurira | $4,267,950,973 | 5 | $853,590,195 |
| 41 | Pom Klementieff | $4,194,558,840 | 5 | $838,911,768 |
| 42 | Idris Elba | $4,161,620,223 | 35 | $118,903,435 |
| 43 | Harrison Ford | $4,154,429,061 | 43 | $96,614,629 |
| 44 | Liam Neeson | $4,135,928,593 | 62 | $66,708,526 |
| 45 | Matt Damon | $3,927,694,236 | 48 | $81,826,963 |
| 46 | Bruce Willis | $3,894,670,964 | 88 | $44,257,625 |
| 47 | Ian McKellen | $3,817,262,724 | 20 | $190,863,136 |
| 48 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,698,572,368 | 44 | $84,058,463 |
| 49 | Brie Larson | $3,689,352,463 | 14 | $263,525,176 |
| 50 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,613,837,375 | 20 | $180,691,869 |
| 51 | Josh Gad | $3,581,185,547 | 19 | $188,483,450 |
| 52 | Ben Stiller | $3,580,674,498 | 37 | $96,774,986 |
| 53 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,553,890,258 | 34 | $104,526,184 |
| 54 | Shen Teng | $3,531,639,576 | 9 | $392,404,397 |
| 55 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,463,124,564 | 18 | $192,395,809 |
| 56 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,438,717,315 | 26 | $132,258,358 |
| 57 | Ewan McGregor | $3,421,810,952 | 40 | $85,545,274 |
| 58 | Daniel Craig | $3,388,757,590 | 19 | $178,355,663 |
| 59 | Cameron Diaz | $3,369,392,928 | 32 | $105,293,529 |
| 60 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,351,416,377 | 48 | $69,821,175 |
| 61 | Christian Bale | $3,314,245,001 | 39 | $84,980,641 |
| 62 | Nicolas Cage | $3,281,072,114 | 98 | $33,480,328 |
| 63 | Martin Freeman | $3,261,424,792 | 18 | $181,190,266 |
| 64 | Paul Rudd | $3,207,858,071 | 34 | $94,348,767 |
| 65 | Eddie Murphy | $3,190,486,747 | 49 | $65,111,974 |
| 66 | Keanu Reeves | $3,185,055,310 | 54 | $58,982,506 |
| 67 | Natalie Portman | $3,167,249,883 | 37 | $85,601,348 |
| 68 | Orlando Bloom | $3,146,477,827 | 24 | $131,103,243 |
| 69 | Jason Momoa | $3,036,442,384 | 16 | $189,777,649 |
| 70 | Anthony Mackie | $3,027,658,647 | 26 | $116,448,410 |
| 71 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,984,638,414 | 54 | $55,271,082 |
| 72 | Julia Roberts | $2,971,561,474 | 39 | $76,193,884 |
| 73 | Simon Pegg | $2,963,859,311 | 27 | $109,772,567 |
| 74 | Jim Carrey | $2,956,495,588 | 31 | $95,370,825 |
| 75 | Geoffrey Rush | $2,903,454,012 | 17 | $170,791,412 |
| 76 | Robert Pattinson | $2,867,928,969 | 27 | $106,219,591 |
| 77 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,866,522,541 | 8 | $358,315,318 |
| 78 | Javier Bardem | $2,845,486,709 | 24 | $118,561,946 |
| 79 | Sandra Bullock | $2,783,224,035 | 35 | $79,520,687 |
| 80 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,751,781,576 | 18 | $152,876,754 |
| 81 | Keira Knightley | $2,751,171,752 | 29 | $94,867,991 |
| 82 | Jude Law | $2,747,604,017 | 39 | $70,451,385 |
| 83 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,729,394,813 | 36 | $75,816,523 |
| 84 | Ben Affleck | $2,699,535,428 | 47 | $57,436,924 |
| 85 | Charlize Theron | $2,687,672,953 | 36 | $74,657,582 |
| 86 | Jon Favreau | $2,666,754,050 | 6 | $444,459,008 |
| 87 | Morgan Freeman | $2,659,325,504 | 50 | $53,186,510 |
| 88 | Adam Driver | $2,653,834,319 | 23 | $115,384,101 |
| 89 | Owen Wilson | $2,649,459,566 | 39 | $67,934,861 |
| 90 | Daisy Ridley | $2,642,901,440 | 16 | $165,181,340 |
| 91 | George Clooney | $2,641,648,316 | 38 | $69,517,061 |
| 92 | Paul Walker | $2,630,005,977 | 16 | $164,375,374 |
| 93 | John Boyega | $2,622,278,845 | 15 | $174,818,590 |
| 94 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,580,112,947 | 11 | $234,555,722 |
| 95 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,577,482,508 | 47 | $54,840,053 |
| 96 | Angelina Jolie | $2,574,585,165 | 26 | $99,022,506 |
| 97 | John Leguizamo | $2,562,563,617 | 24 | $106,773,484 |
| 98 | Robert De Niro | $2,547,673,614 | 81 | $31,452,761 |
| 99 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,542,645,996 | 32 | $79,457,687 |
| 100 | Colin Farrell | $2,501,124,739 | 37 | $67,597,966 |
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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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Zoe Saldaña: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
