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 ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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 ($589,534,698 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Sing ($360,735,137 in 2016), Lucy ($330,933,816 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 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), 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 ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Iron Man 3 ($806,400,000 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,070,151 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 | $9,250,545,603 | 33 | $280,319,564 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,218,904,806 | 34 | $271,144,259 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,913,027,965 | 44 | $202,568,817 |
| 4 | Samuel L. Jackson | $8,819,143,446 | 69 | $127,813,673 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $8,682,081,086 | 24 | $361,753,379 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $8,129,257,210 | 28 | $290,330,615 |
| 7 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,651,215,508 | 28 | $273,257,697 |
| 8 | Tom Cruise | $7,239,609,396 | 44 | $164,536,577 |
| 9 | Chris Evans | $7,179,062,146 | 28 | $256,395,077 |
| 10 | Johnny Depp | $6,670,043,198 | 52 | $128,270,062 |
| 11 | Bradley Cooper | $6,618,905,260 | 29 | $228,238,112 |
| 12 | Dwayne Johnson | $6,593,476,485 | 37 | $178,202,067 |
| 13 | Tom Holland | $6,512,041,806 | 15 | $434,136,120 |
| 14 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,457,445,309 | 23 | $280,758,492 |
| 15 | Emma Watson | $6,175,436,459 | 15 | $411,695,764 |
| 16 | Don Cheadle | $5,811,024,401 | 23 | $252,653,235 |
| 17 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,716,340,590 | 24 | $238,180,858 |
| 18 | Tom Hanks | $5,699,980,132 | 56 | $101,785,360 |
| 19 | Dave Bautista | $5,685,568,951 | 26 | $218,675,729 |
| 20 | Jeremy Renner | $5,665,561,030 | 19 | $298,187,423 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,554,532,768 | 17 | $326,737,222 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $5,417,242,518 | 16 | $338,577,657 |
| 23 | Josh Brolin | $5,385,559,376 | 25 | $215,422,375 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $5,317,961,818 | 19 | $279,892,727 |
| 25 | Rupert Grint | $5,247,952,148 | 13 | $403,688,627 |
| 26 | Will Smith | $5,074,820,144 | 36 | $140,967,226 |
| 27 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,807,420,292 | 11 | $437,038,208 |
| 28 | Sebastian Stan | $4,711,935,024 | 15 | $314,129,002 |
| 29 | Letitia Wright | $4,663,244,473 | 12 | $388,603,706 |
| 30 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,194,014 | 27 | $172,377,556 |
| 31 | Sam Worthington | $4,612,956,750 | 22 | $209,679,852 |
| 32 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,546,040,072 | 13 | $349,695,390 |
| 33 | Jason Statham | $4,545,870,250 | 40 | $113,646,756 |
| 34 | Paul Bettany | $4,514,336,475 | 16 | $282,146,030 |
| 35 | Danai Gurira | $4,336,674,797 | 5 | $867,334,959 |
| 36 | Benedict Wong | $4,313,293,707 | 6 | $718,882,285 |
| 37 | Brad Pitt | $4,296,766,296 | 45 | $95,483,695 |
| 38 | Pom Klementieff | $4,266,081,683 | 5 | $853,216,337 |
| 39 | Jack Black | $4,081,545,732 | 29 | $140,742,956 |
| 40 | Liam Neeson | $4,078,290,382 | 60 | $67,971,506 |
| 41 | Steve Carell | $4,052,396,274 | 30 | $135,079,876 |
| 42 | Harrison Ford | $3,937,388,782 | 42 | $93,747,352 |
| 43 | Matt Damon | $3,851,733,200 | 45 | $85,594,071 |
| 44 | Hugh Jackman | $3,842,986,668 | 33 | $116,454,141 |
| 45 | Bruce Willis | $3,839,580,978 | 88 | $43,631,602 |
| 46 | Ian McKellen | $3,822,266,656 | 19 | $201,171,929 |
| 47 | Brie Larson | $3,744,740,818 | 13 | $288,056,986 |
| 48 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,686,300,774 | 20 | $184,315,039 |
| 49 | Josh Gad | $3,595,632,770 | 17 | $211,507,810 |
| 50 | Ben Stiller | $3,580,674,498 | 35 | $102,304,986 |
| 51 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,509,841,008 | 18 | $194,991,167 |
| 52 | Idris Elba | $3,503,150,079 | 31 | $113,004,841 |
| 53 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,435,906,428 | 24 | $143,162,768 |
| 54 | Ewan McGregor | $3,399,503,864 | 38 | $89,460,628 |
| 55 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,393,501,469 | 31 | $109,467,789 |
| 56 | Daniel Craig | $3,385,135,615 | 17 | $199,125,624 |
| 57 | Cameron Diaz | $3,359,869,473 | 29 | $115,857,568 |
| 58 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,316,291,019 | 46 | $72,093,283 |
| 59 | Christian Bale | $3,307,728,984 | 39 | $84,813,564 |
| 60 | Paul Rudd | $3,249,779,824 | 30 | $108,325,994 |
| 61 | Nicolas Cage | $3,225,557,716 | 93 | $34,683,416 |
| 62 | Martin Freeman | $3,219,067,249 | 15 | $214,604,483 |
| 63 | Eddie Murphy | $3,167,186,747 | 45 | $70,381,928 |
| 64 | Orlando Bloom | $3,149,437,606 | 23 | $136,932,070 |
| 65 | Natalie Portman | $3,140,887,959 | 34 | $92,379,058 |
| 66 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,980,790,378 | 53 | $56,241,328 |
| 67 | Julia Roberts | $2,968,345,234 | 37 | $80,225,547 |
| 68 | Simon Pegg | $2,959,999,320 | 26 | $113,846,128 |
| 69 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,925,493,027 | 8 | $365,686,628 |
| 70 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,919,974,565 | 41 | $71,218,892 |
| 71 | Geoffrey Rush | $2,905,050,966 | 16 | $181,565,685 |
| 72 | Keanu Reeves | $2,904,702,489 | 50 | $58,094,050 |
| 73 | Anthony Mackie | $2,884,629,447 | 23 | $125,418,672 |
| 74 | Sandra Bullock | $2,783,555,587 | 34 | $81,869,282 |
| 75 | Robert Pattinson | $2,770,008,065 | 25 | $110,800,323 |
| 76 | Jon Favreau | $2,737,960,791 | 6 | $456,326,799 |
| 77 | Jude Law | $2,735,049,121 | 34 | $80,442,621 |
| 78 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,729,411,584 | 35 | $77,983,188 |
| 79 | Charlize Theron | $2,724,526,470 | 32 | $85,141,452 |
| 80 | Jim Carrey | $2,704,408,942 | 30 | $90,146,965 |
| 81 | Adam Driver | $2,669,390,768 | 21 | $127,113,846 |
| 82 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,665,317,087 | 16 | $166,582,318 |
| 83 | Keira Knightley | $2,662,805,340 | 27 | $98,622,420 |
| 84 | Daisy Ridley | $2,661,092,272 | 12 | $221,757,689 |
| 85 | Ben Affleck | $2,649,132,272 | 45 | $58,869,606 |
| 86 | John Boyega | $2,642,718,080 | 15 | $176,181,205 |
| 87 | Owen Wilson | $2,640,696,929 | 37 | $71,370,187 |
| 88 | Paul Walker | $2,631,926,946 | 16 | $164,495,434 |
| 89 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,572,539,031 | 43 | $59,826,489 |
| 90 | George Clooney | $2,568,330,695 | 35 | $73,380,877 |
| 91 | John Leguizamo | $2,561,969,925 | 23 | $111,389,997 |
| 92 | Angelina Jolie | $2,561,013,792 | 23 | $111,348,426 |
| 93 | Morgan Freeman | $2,546,104,742 | 49 | $51,961,321 |
| 94 | Robert De Niro | $2,542,838,553 | 77 | $33,023,877 |
| 95 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,538,118,175 | 28 | $90,647,078 |
| 96 | Jason Momoa | $2,477,138,151 | 14 | $176,938,439 |
| 97 | Colin Farrell | $2,477,050,045 | 35 | $70,772,858 |
| 98 | Andy Serkis | $2,456,671,750 | 10 | $245,667,175 |
| 99 | Colin Firth | $2,450,710,635 | 35 | $70,020,304 |
| 100 | Zendaya | $2,431,364,007 | 9 | $270,151,556 |
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 Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
