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Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide 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 live action acting role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies are excluded from the calculations in this chart, as are voice-only roles in live action films, and cameos.
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), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($552,500,000 in 1999), 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) |
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 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), Oppenheimer ($634,967,761 in 2023), 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) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
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1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $12,390,319,351 | 115 | $107,741,907 |
2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,753,699,156 | 43 | $226,830,213 |
3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $9,745,497,178 | 65 | $149,930,726 |
4 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $9,140,818,820 | 39 | $234,379,970 |
5 | Warwick Davis | $8,837,123,562 | 22 | $401,687,435 |
6 | Chris Pratt | $8,421,233,099 | 30 | $280,707,770 |
7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,384,137,914 | 46 | $182,263,868 |
8 | Andy Serkis | $8,374,834,225 | 31 | $270,155,943 |
9 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,144,231,611 | 42 | $193,910,276 |
10 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,823,747,415 | 29 | $269,784,394 |
11 | Paul Bettany | $7,784,089,632 | 31 | $251,099,666 |
12 | Jeremy Renner | $7,674,222,294 | 31 | $247,555,558 |
13 | Don Cheadle | $7,600,534,547 | 47 | $161,713,501 |
14 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,518,965,120 | 34 | $221,146,033 |
15 | Chris Evans | $7,328,793,989 | 36 | $203,577,611 |
16 | Tom Cruise | $7,323,090,540 | 47 | $155,810,437 |
17 | Mark Ruffalo | $7,279,518,380 | 48 | $151,656,633 |
18 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,103,304,396 | 45 | $157,851,209 |
19 | Vin Diesel | $7,031,742,849 | 29 | $242,473,891 |
20 | Stellan Skarsgård | $6,992,712,789 | 59 | $118,520,556 |
21 | Benedict Wong | $6,978,075,038 | 22 | $317,185,229 |
22 | Tom Holland | $6,923,798,266 | 17 | $407,282,251 |
23 | Jon Favreau | $6,820,611,713 | 34 | $200,606,227 |
24 | Cate Blanchett | $6,773,611,410 | 50 | $135,472,228 |
25 | Dave Bautista | $6,721,860,461 | 31 | $216,834,208 |
26 | Gary Oldman | $6,689,498,591 | 55 | $121,627,247 |
27 | Tyrese Gibson | $6,649,868,565 | 32 | $207,808,393 |
28 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,634,649,564 | 53 | $125,182,067 |
29 | Johnny Depp | $6,565,688,891 | 60 | $109,428,148 |
30 | Emma Watson | $6,460,570,225 | 17 | $380,033,543 |
31 | Anthony Mackie | $6,459,449,917 | 54 | $119,619,443 |
32 | Julie Walters | $6,411,611,867 | 28 | $228,986,138 |
33 | Orlando Bloom | $6,364,156,232 | 31 | $205,295,362 |
34 | Karen Gillan | $6,313,352,022 | 24 | $263,056,334 |
35 | Helena Bonham Carter | $6,251,405,969 | 43 | $145,381,534 |
36 | Idris Elba | $6,249,735,185 | 45 | $138,883,004 |
37 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,212,490,827 | 34 | $182,720,318 |
38 | Alan Rickman | $6,179,484,896 | 34 | $181,749,556 |
39 | Paul Rudd | $6,135,601,602 | 52 | $117,992,339 |
40 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,090,222,850 | 19 | $320,538,045 |
41 | Josh Brolin | $5,885,841,213 | 45 | $130,796,471 |
42 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,885,258,718 | 21 | $280,250,415 |
43 | Marisa Tomei | $5,877,178,784 | 58 | $101,330,669 |
44 | Luke Evans | $5,848,703,006 | 30 | $194,956,767 |
45 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,759,938,342 | 25 | $230,397,534 |
46 | Jacob Batalon | $5,713,010,008 | 12 | $476,084,167 |
47 | Jason Statham | $5,707,469,066 | 44 | $129,715,206 |
48 | Ian McKellen | $5,693,207,495 | 33 | $172,521,439 |
49 | Tom Felton | $5,635,197,084 | 27 | $208,711,003 |
50 | Simon Pegg | $5,591,942,213 | 37 | $151,133,573 |
51 | Maggie Smith | $5,481,205,551 | 48 | $114,191,782 |
52 | J.K. Simmons | $5,457,588,622 | 81 | $67,377,637 |
53 | Willem Dafoe | $5,417,237,170 | 97 | $55,847,806 |
54 | Matthew Lewis | $5,400,960,038 | 11 | $490,996,367 |
55 | Natalie Portman | $5,393,382,297 | 48 | $112,362,131 |
56 | Geraldine Somerville | $5,341,872,557 | 12 | $445,156,046 |
57 | Will Smith | $5,337,355,564 | 36 | $148,259,877 |
58 | William Hurt | $5,327,586,696 | 62 | $85,928,818 |
59 | Josh Herdman | $5,302,332,232 | 9 | $589,148,026 |
60 | Rupert Grint | $5,272,655,492 | 15 | $351,510,366 |
61 | James Phelps | $5,260,386,830 | 9 | $584,487,426 |
62 | Oliver Phelps | $5,260,386,830 | 9 | $584,487,426 |
63 | Morgan Freeman | $5,250,406,905 | 90 | $58,337,855 |
64 | Bonnie Wright | $5,247,946,848 | 9 | $583,105,205 |
65 | Devon Murray | $5,247,946,848 | 10 | $524,794,685 |
66 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,222,815,197 | 59 | $88,522,291 |
67 | Sebastian Stan | $5,222,000,996 | 28 | $186,500,036 |
68 | Giovanni Ribisi | $5,206,668,943 | 44 | $118,333,385 |
69 | Hugo Weaving | $5,150,152,680 | 32 | $160,942,271 |
70 | Michael Gambon | $5,124,460,382 | 45 | $113,876,897 |
71 | Woody Harrelson | $5,122,630,609 | 82 | $62,471,105 |
72 | Mark Williams | $5,086,281,176 | 14 | $363,305,798 |
73 | Pom Klementieff | $5,078,906,006 | 11 | $461,718,728 |
74 | Domhnall Gleeson | $5,055,701,416 | 25 | $202,228,057 |
75 | Sam Worthington | $4,976,776,586 | 40 | $124,419,415 |
76 | Letitia Wright | $4,945,119,484 | 15 | $329,674,632 |
77 | Judi Dench | $4,859,988,125 | 48 | $101,249,753 |
78 | Harrison Ford | $4,829,677,947 | 47 | $102,759,105 |
79 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,808,425,535 | 12 | $400,702,128 |
80 | Hayley Atwell | $4,768,639,006 | 17 | $280,508,177 |
81 | Brad Pitt | $4,745,678,086 | 51 | $93,052,511 |
82 | Toby Jones | $4,739,248,280 | 53 | $89,419,779 |
83 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $4,724,031,124 | 20 | $236,201,556 |
84 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,717,648,473 | 55 | $85,775,427 |
85 | Gal Gadot | $4,714,384,153 | 20 | $235,719,208 |
86 | Djimon Hounsou | $4,713,923,540 | 38 | $124,050,619 |
87 | David Bradley | $4,707,380,768 | 21 | $224,160,989 |
88 | Helen Mirren | $4,701,811,242 | 60 | $78,363,521 |
89 | Adrian Rawlins | $4,688,036,574 | 16 | $293,002,286 |
90 | Liam Neeson | $4,669,338,080 | 86 | $54,294,629 |
91 | Jim Broadbent | $4,662,745,027 | 63 | $74,011,826 |
92 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,625,929 | 34 | $136,900,763 |
93 | Timothy Spall | $4,645,617,582 | 51 | $91,090,541 |
94 | Stanley Tucci | $4,610,157,438 | 78 | $59,104,583 |
95 | Matt Damon | $4,608,287,965 | 61 | $75,545,704 |
96 | Matt Gerald | $4,596,851,920 | 12 | $383,070,993 |
97 | Alfie Enoch | $4,593,045,978 | 7 | $656,149,425 |
98 | Jason Isaacs | $4,583,621,661 | 49 | $93,543,299 |
99 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,523,089,397 | 13 | $347,929,954 |
100 | CCH Pounder | $4,481,999,295 | 16 | $280,124,956 |
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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons