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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.

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($558,938,785 in 1999), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($488,513,692 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($402,800,000 in 2017)

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Zoe Saldana
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 ($1,636,174,514 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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), 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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Robert Downey, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 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 ($805,638,684 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Oppenheimer ($646,489,065 in 2023), 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)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $12,355,752,650 118 $104,709,768
2 Zoe Saldana $9,692,178,424 44 $220,276,782
3 Robert Downey, Jr. $9,687,334,738 66 $146,777,799
4 Benedict Cumberbatch $9,134,740,150 44 $207,607,731
5 Warwick Davis $8,806,438,000 22 $400,292,636
6 Chris Hemsworth $8,567,569,679 31 $276,373,215
7 Scarlett Johansson $8,522,117,517 51 $167,100,343
8 Andy Serkis $8,365,876,896 32 $261,433,653
9 Chris Pratt $8,349,911,769 33 $253,027,629
10 Dwayne Johnson $8,153,419,819 43 $189,614,414
11 Paul Bettany $7,716,376,858 32 $241,136,777
12 Tom Cruise $7,692,702,021 48 $160,264,625
13 Jeremy Renner $7,602,813,931 32 $237,587,935
14 Don Cheadle $7,554,263,108 47 $160,729,002
15 Jon Favreau $7,462,003,758 35 $213,200,107
16 Michelle Rodriguez $7,420,693,167 34 $218,255,681
17 Chris Evans $7,358,779,095 39 $188,686,643
18 Mark Ruffalo $7,287,892,289 52 $140,151,775
19 Stellan Skarsgård $7,123,465,271 60 $118,724,421
20 Gwyneth Paltrow $7,031,042,619 46 $152,848,753
21 Vin Diesel $6,933,470,896 29 $239,085,203
22 Benedict Wong $6,919,376,974 24 $288,307,374
23 Tom Holland $6,875,806,340 21 $327,419,350
24 Cate Blanchett $6,821,140,594 55 $124,020,738
25 Dave Bautista $6,795,430,239 40 $169,885,756
26 Ralph Fiennes $6,765,507,852 56 $120,812,640
27 Gary Oldman $6,716,466,179 55 $122,117,567
28 Anthony Mackie $6,602,594,080 56 $117,903,466
29 Julie Walters $6,577,624,056 29 $226,814,623
30 Johnny Depp $6,569,287,744 61 $107,693,242
31 Tyrese Gibson $6,551,723,195 34 $192,697,741
32 Emma Watson $6,498,299,122 18 $361,016,618
33 Orlando Bloom $6,364,173,657 32 $198,880,427
34 Idris Elba $6,251,354,873 47 $133,007,550
35 Karen Gillan $6,242,233,617 27 $231,193,838
36 Helena Bonham Carter $6,234,998,840 45 $138,555,530
37 Robbie Coltrane $6,192,917,643 34 $182,144,637
38 Paul Rudd $6,166,080,355 56 $110,108,578
39 Alan Rickman $6,159,886,626 34 $181,173,136
40 Tom Hiddleston $6,027,301,489 21 $287,014,357
41 Simon Pegg $5,958,371,320 38 $156,799,245
42 Josh Brolin $5,956,918,510 49 $121,569,766
43 Marisa Tomei $5,818,006,655 60 $96,966,778
44 Elizabeth Olsen $5,816,314,437 25 $232,652,577
45 Daniel Radcliffe $5,805,863,781 28 $207,352,278
46 Luke Evans $5,742,535,721 32 $179,454,241
47 Jason Statham $5,699,941,079 47 $121,275,342
48 Jacob Batalon $5,697,848,761 13 $438,296,059
49 Ian McKellen $5,696,721,775 35 $162,763,479
50 J.K. Simmons $5,690,137,801 84 $67,739,736
51 Willem Dafoe $5,685,126,973 105 $54,144,066
52 Tom Felton $5,615,598,814 27 $207,985,141
53 Will Smith $5,541,390,646 37 $149,767,315
54 Maggie Smith $5,470,594,833 48 $113,970,726
55 Pom Klementieff $5,394,555,347 13 $414,965,796
56 Matthew Lewis $5,381,361,768 11 $489,214,706
57 Natalie Portman $5,349,282,225 50 $106,985,645
58 Sebastian Stan $5,348,585,009 32 $167,143,282
59 Geraldine Somerville $5,322,274,287 12 $443,522,857
60 Rupert Grint $5,319,320,186 16 $332,457,512
61 Josh Herdman $5,282,733,962 9 $586,970,440
62 Morgan Freeman $5,259,039,530 92 $57,163,473
63 William Hurt $5,256,182,656 62 $84,777,140
64 James Phelps $5,240,788,560 9 $582,309,840
65 Oliver Phelps $5,240,788,560 9 $582,309,840
66 Bonnie Wright $5,228,348,578 9 $580,927,620
67 Devon Murray $5,228,348,578 10 $522,834,858
68 Hayley Atwell $5,227,660,980 19 $275,140,052
69 Sigourney Weaver $5,225,550,509 59 $88,568,653
70 Giovanni Ribisi $5,219,110,010 46 $113,458,913
71 Hugo Weaving $5,149,651,402 32 $160,926,606
72 Woody Harrelson $5,142,729,210 84 $61,222,967
73 Michael Gambon $5,106,099,912 45 $113,468,887
74 Mark Williams $5,067,764,582 16 $316,735,286
75 Domhnall Gleeson $5,042,324,878 27 $186,752,773
76 Harrison Ford $5,037,051,225 49 $102,796,964
77 Sam Worthington $4,993,096,454 43 $116,118,522
78 Jim Broadbent $4,984,527,807 66 $75,523,149
79 Brad Pitt $4,928,545,182 55 $89,609,912
80 Brendan Gleeson $4,895,463,522 55 $89,008,428
81 Letitia Wright $4,876,597,173 15 $325,106,478
82 Judi Dench $4,860,005,413 48 $101,250,113
83 Djimon Hounsou $4,789,492,394 41 $116,816,888
84 Gal Gadot $4,784,353,628 21 $227,826,363
85 Chadwick Boseman $4,734,679,934 12 $394,556,661
86 Toby Jones $4,732,589,141 56 $84,510,520
87 David Bradley $4,696,621,901 22 $213,482,814
88 Hugh Jackman $4,689,811,397 37 $126,751,659
89 Stanley Tucci $4,681,276,367 80 $58,515,955
90 Liam Neeson $4,677,963,954 87 $53,769,701
91 Adrian Rawlins $4,674,749,200 16 $292,171,825
92 Leonardo DiCaprio $4,654,869,320 34 $136,907,921
93 Timothy Spall $4,643,225,047 52 $89,292,789
94 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $4,625,759,171 20 $231,287,959
95 Matt Damon $4,625,401,068 63 $73,419,065
96 Matt Gerald $4,617,920,108 12 $384,826,676
97 Jason Isaacs $4,585,688,080 51 $89,915,453
98 Alfie Enoch $4,585,184,000 8 $573,148,000
99 Jeff Goldblum $4,580,080,792 56 $81,787,157
100 Angela Bassett $4,508,120,715 44 $102,457,289

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