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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 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) |
2
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) |
3
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) |
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
