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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.
1
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), 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) |
2
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), Oppenheimer ($643,773,786 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) |
3
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), 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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $12,391,331,333 | 115 | $107,750,707 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $9,756,881,236 | 65 | $150,105,865 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $9,753,699,156 | 45 | $216,748,870 |
| 4 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $9,140,902,407 | 39 | $234,382,113 |
| 5 | Warwick Davis | $8,823,269,248 | 22 | $401,057,693 |
| 6 | Chris Pratt | $8,421,233,099 | 31 | $271,652,681 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,384,138,203 | 47 | $178,385,919 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $8,374,834,225 | 31 | $270,155,943 |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,144,196,435 | 42 | $193,909,439 |
| 10 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,823,747,415 | 29 | $269,784,394 |
| 11 | Paul Bettany | $7,784,089,632 | 32 | $243,252,801 |
| 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 | $7,518,929,944 | 34 | $221,144,998 |
| 15 | Chris Evans | $7,328,793,989 | 36 | $203,577,611 |
| 16 | Tom Cruise | $7,320,239,339 | 47 | $155,749,773 |
| 17 | Mark Ruffalo | $7,278,766,849 | 48 | $151,640,976 |
| 18 | Stellan Skarsgård | $7,122,502,990 | 59 | $120,720,390 |
| 19 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,103,304,396 | 45 | $157,851,209 |
| 20 | Vin Diesel | $7,031,707,673 | 29 | $242,472,678 |
| 21 | Benedict Wong | $6,978,075,038 | 22 | $317,185,229 |
| 22 | Tom Holland | $6,923,798,266 | 17 | $407,282,251 |
| 23 | Dave Bautista | $6,851,650,662 | 32 | $214,114,083 |
| 24 | Jon Favreau | $6,820,611,713 | 34 | $200,606,227 |
| 25 | Cate Blanchett | $6,780,784,116 | 51 | $132,956,551 |
| 26 | Gary Oldman | $6,698,055,413 | 55 | $121,782,826 |
| 27 | Tyrese Gibson | $6,649,833,389 | 33 | $201,510,103 |
| 28 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,624,146,132 | 53 | $124,983,889 |
| 29 | Johnny Depp | $6,565,853,678 | 60 | $109,430,895 |
| 30 | Anthony Mackie | $6,459,449,917 | 54 | $119,619,443 |
| 31 | Emma Watson | $6,446,710,647 | 17 | $379,218,273 |
| 32 | Julie Walters | $6,394,457,757 | 28 | $228,373,491 |
| 33 | Orlando Bloom | $6,364,167,242 | 31 | $205,295,717 |
| 34 | Karen Gillan | $6,314,730,775 | 24 | $263,113,782 |
| 35 | Idris Elba | $6,249,735,185 | 45 | $138,883,004 |
| 36 | Helena Bonham Carter | $6,238,785,932 | 43 | $145,088,045 |
| 37 | Paul Rudd | $6,208,690,232 | 52 | $119,397,889 |
| 38 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,198,631,249 | 34 | $182,312,684 |
| 39 | Alan Rickman | $6,165,625,318 | 34 | $181,341,921 |
| 40 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,090,214,341 | 19 | $320,537,597 |
| 41 | Josh Brolin | $6,015,631,414 | 45 | $133,680,698 |
| 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 | $5,848,675,336 | 30 | $194,955,845 |
| 45 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,746,078,764 | 25 | $229,843,151 |
| 46 | Jason Statham | $5,733,632,974 | 44 | $130,309,840 |
| 47 | Jacob Batalon | $5,713,010,008 | 12 | $476,084,167 |
| 48 | Ian McKellen | $5,693,207,495 | 33 | $172,521,439 |
| 49 | Tom Felton | $5,621,337,506 | 27 | $208,197,685 |
| 50 | Simon Pegg | $5,591,942,213 | 37 | $151,133,573 |
| 51 | Maggie Smith | $5,475,022,169 | 48 | $114,062,962 |
| 52 | J.K. Simmons | $5,457,494,701 | 82 | $66,554,813 |
| 53 | Willem Dafoe | $5,416,486,310 | 98 | $55,270,268 |
| 54 | Natalie Portman | $5,394,328,709 | 48 | $112,381,848 |
| 55 | Matthew Lewis | $5,387,100,460 | 11 | $489,736,405 |
| 56 | Will Smith | $5,337,355,564 | 36 | $148,259,877 |
| 57 | Geraldine Somerville | $5,328,012,979 | 12 | $444,001,082 |
| 58 | William Hurt | $5,327,586,702 | 62 | $85,928,818 |
| 59 | Josh Herdman | $5,288,472,654 | 9 | $587,608,073 |
| 60 | Rupert Grint | $5,258,795,914 | 15 | $350,586,394 |
| 61 | Morgan Freeman | $5,250,399,785 | 90 | $58,337,775 |
| 62 | James Phelps | $5,246,527,252 | 9 | $582,947,472 |
| 63 | Oliver Phelps | $5,246,527,252 | 9 | $582,947,472 |
| 64 | Bonnie Wright | $5,234,087,270 | 9 | $581,565,252 |
| 65 | Devon Murray | $5,234,087,270 | 10 | $523,408,727 |
| 66 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,222,815,251 | 59 | $88,522,292 |
| 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 | $5,150,174,134 | 32 | $160,942,942 |
| 70 | Woody Harrelson | $5,122,602,939 | 82 | $62,470,768 |
| 71 | Michael Gambon | $5,110,614,972 | 45 | $113,569,222 |
| 72 | Pom Klementieff | $5,078,906,006 | 11 | $461,718,728 |
| 73 | Mark Williams | $5,072,435,766 | 14 | $362,316,840 |
| 74 | Domhnall Gleeson | $5,047,378,974 | 25 | $201,895,159 |
| 75 | Sam Worthington | $4,976,847,101 | 40 | $124,421,178 |
| 76 | Letitia Wright | $4,945,119,484 | 15 | $329,674,632 |
| 77 | Judi Dench | $4,859,988,491 | 48 | $101,249,760 |
| 78 | Harrison Ford | $4,829,524,627 | 47 | $102,755,843 |
| 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 | $4,731,418,764 | 53 | $89,272,052 |
| 83 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $4,723,995,948 | 20 | $236,199,797 |
| 84 | Gal Gadot | $4,714,348,977 | 20 | $235,717,449 |
| 85 | Djimon Hounsou | $4,713,923,540 | 38 | $124,050,619 |
| 86 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,707,216,085 | 55 | $85,585,747 |
| 87 | David Bradley | $4,701,197,386 | 21 | $223,866,542 |
| 88 | Adrian Rawlins | $4,679,314,859 | 16 | $292,457,179 |
| 89 | Liam Neeson | $4,669,732,152 | 85 | $54,938,025 |
| 90 | Jim Broadbent | $4,659,160,889 | 63 | $73,954,935 |
| 91 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,539,442 | 34 | $136,898,219 |
| 92 | Timothy Spall | $4,643,699,372 | 51 | $91,052,929 |
| 93 | Matt Damon | $4,620,265,825 | 61 | $75,742,063 |
| 94 | Stanley Tucci | $4,610,157,438 | 78 | $59,104,583 |
| 95 | Matt Gerald | $4,596,851,920 | 12 | $383,070,993 |
| 96 | Alfie Enoch | $4,586,862,596 | 7 | $655,266,085 |
| 97 | Jason Isaacs | $4,573,118,229 | 49 | $93,328,943 |
| 98 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,523,089,397 | 13 | $347,929,954 |
| 99 | CCH Pounder | $4,481,999,295 | 16 | $280,124,956 |
| 100 | Michael Caine | $4,479,857,162 | 78 | $57,434,066 |
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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
