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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
Warwick Davis
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($1,122,000,000 in 2015), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($960,500,000 in 2011), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($697,910,658 in 2017), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($664,300,000 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($657,179,821 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($650,939,197 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($633,124,489 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($616,991,754 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($606,898,042 in 2005), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($552,500,000 in 1999) |
2
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 51 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Age of Ultron ($949,212,854 in 2015), The Avengers ($896,200,000 in 2012), Jurassic Park ($643,104,279 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 ($393,037,129 in 2017), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones ($346,018,875 in 2002), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,154,671 in 2017) |
3
Andy Serkis
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens ($1,122,000,000 in 2015), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($949,212,854 in 2015), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($763,557,436 in 2003), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($714,000,000 in 2012), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi ($697,910,658 in 2017), Black Panther ($647,011,693 in 2018), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($592,150,661 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($571,666,235 in 2001), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($502,098,977 in 2014), War for the Planet of the Apes ($343,336,747 in 2017) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick Davis | $9,001,450,846 | 22 | $409,156,857 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $8,610,288,983 | 103 | $83,595,039 |
| 3 | Andy Serkis | $8,004,614,062 | 28 | $285,879,074 |
| 4 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $7,020,562,334 | 62 | $113,234,876 |
| 5 | Cate Blanchett | $6,614,504,093 | 47 | $140,734,130 |
| 6 | Emma Watson | $6,424,500,639 | 16 | $401,531,290 |
| 7 | Orlando Bloom | $6,311,490,956 | 24 | $262,978,790 |
| 8 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,301,558,022 | 34 | $185,339,942 |
| 9 | Alan Rickman | $6,270,218,830 | 34 | $184,418,201 |
| 10 | Scarlett Johansson | $6,188,803,831 | 42 | $147,352,472 |
| 11 | Helena Bonham Carter | $6,175,977,574 | 39 | $158,358,399 |
| 12 | Gary Oldman | $6,141,321,320 | 48 | $127,944,194 |
| 13 | Dwayne Johnson | $6,106,594,285 | 34 | $179,605,714 |
| 14 | Julie Walters | $6,059,057,731 | 27 | $224,409,546 |
| 15 | Johnny Depp | $6,012,331,505 | 57 | $105,479,500 |
| 16 | Ralph Fiennes | $5,943,903,668 | 39 | $152,407,786 |
| 17 | Vin Diesel | $5,890,121,793 | 27 | $218,152,659 |
| 18 | Paul Bettany | $5,828,586,661 | 29 | $200,985,747 |
| 19 | Michelle Rodriguez | $5,822,840,661 | 25 | $232,913,626 |
| 20 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,753,020,582 | 21 | $273,953,361 |
| 21 | Luke Evans | $5,750,937,488 | 17 | $338,290,440 |
| 22 | Jeremy Renner | $5,746,265,601 | 27 | $212,824,652 |
| 23 | Tom Felton | $5,734,297,025 | 21 | $273,061,763 |
| 24 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,715,791,540 | 50 | $114,315,831 |
| 25 | Ian McKellen | $5,676,443,040 | 30 | $189,214,768 |
| 26 | Tom Cruise | $5,627,489,359 | 44 | $127,897,485 |
| 27 | Don Cheadle | $5,599,544,136 | 42 | $133,322,479 |
| 28 | Zoe Saldana | $5,534,805,775 | 37 | $149,589,345 |
| 29 | Matthew Lewis | $5,486,863,580 | 10 | $548,686,358 |
| 30 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,455,103,394 | 19 | $287,110,705 |
| 31 | Maggie Smith | $5,380,025,176 | 41 | $131,220,126 |
| 32 | Rupert Grint | $5,342,425,097 | 14 | $381,601,793 |
| 33 | Geraldine Somerville | $5,337,309,669 | 11 | $485,209,970 |
| 34 | Devon Murray | $5,337,082,900 | 10 | $533,708,290 |
| 35 | Oliver Phelps | $5,337,082,900 | 8 | $667,135,363 |
| 36 | Josh Herdman | $5,337,082,900 | 8 | $667,135,363 |
| 37 | Bonnie Wright | $5,337,082,900 | 9 | $593,009,211 |
| 38 | James Phelps | $5,337,082,900 | 8 | $667,135,363 |
| 39 | Chris Hemsworth | $5,294,643,902 | 21 | $252,125,900 |
| 40 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $5,265,466,310 | 25 | $210,618,652 |
| 41 | Chris Evans | $5,258,284,185 | 29 | $181,320,144 |
| 42 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $5,164,200,202 | 44 | $117,368,186 |
| 43 | Mark Williams | $5,162,098,377 | 14 | $368,721,313 |
| 44 | Michael Gambon | $5,146,443,398 | 43 | $119,684,730 |
| 45 | Hugo Weaving | $5,116,927,874 | 27 | $189,515,847 |
| 46 | Mark Ruffalo | $5,056,115,862 | 41 | $123,319,899 |
| 47 | Idris Elba | $5,038,560,297 | 34 | $148,192,950 |
| 48 | Morgan Freeman | $4,894,927,888 | 78 | $62,755,486 |
| 49 | David Bradley | $4,786,381,513 | 18 | $265,910,084 |
| 50 | Judi Dench | $4,754,080,076 | 42 | $113,192,383 |
| 51 | Adrian Rawlins | $4,725,551,940 | 14 | $337,539,424 |
| 52 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,688,292,627 | 48 | $97,672,763 |
| 53 | Timothy Spall | $4,685,216,997 | 43 | $108,958,535 |
| 54 | Alfie Enoch | $4,672,782,900 | 7 | $667,540,414 |
| 55 | Harrison Ford | $4,667,636,061 | 43 | $108,549,676 |
| 56 | Simon Pegg | $4,622,944,763 | 29 | $159,411,888 |
| 57 | Jason Isaacs | $4,564,681,911 | 37 | $123,369,781 |
| 58 | Chris Pratt | $4,557,435,229 | 21 | $217,020,725 |
| 59 | Anthony Mackie | $4,510,102,940 | 41 | $110,002,511 |
| 60 | Jim Broadbent | $4,486,050,602 | 58 | $77,345,700 |
| 61 | Domhnall Gleeson | $4,401,430,255 | 19 | $231,654,224 |
| 62 | Richard Griffiths | $4,386,702,431 | 30 | $146,223,414 |
| 63 | Stanley Tucci | $4,377,975,924 | 67 | $65,342,924 |
| 64 | Liam Neeson | $4,341,060,388 | 69 | $62,913,919 |
| 65 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,334,845,234 | 32 | $135,463,914 |
| 66 | Will Smith | $4,276,723,649 | 29 | $147,473,229 |
| 67 | Matt Damon | $4,227,820,352 | 55 | $76,869,461 |
| 68 | Toby Jones | $4,191,692,919 | 43 | $97,481,231 |
| 69 | Martin Klebba | $4,189,558,550 | 39 | $107,424,578 |
| 70 | Michael Caine | $4,185,451,822 | 66 | $63,415,937 |
| 71 | Geoffrey Rush | $4,167,021,673 | 35 | $119,057,762 |
| 72 | Brad Pitt | $4,157,083,573 | 43 | $96,676,362 |
| 73 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,155,263,635 | 17 | $244,427,273 |
| 74 | Woody Harrelson | $4,034,504,128 | 67 | $60,216,480 |
| 75 | Keira Knightley | $4,007,793,171 | 30 | $133,593,106 |
| 76 | Gal Gadot | $3,947,242,451 | 15 | $263,149,497 |
| 77 | John Hurt | $3,925,346,050 | 68 | $57,725,677 |
| 78 | Michael Papajohn | $3,922,704,684 | 36 | $108,964,019 |
| 79 | Tom Hanks | $3,903,406,853 | 53 | $73,649,186 |
| 80 | Hugh Jackman | $3,875,775,123 | 29 | $133,647,418 |
| 81 | Kevin McNally | $3,862,485,766 | 21 | $183,927,894 |
| 82 | Martin Freeman | $3,856,585,316 | 18 | $214,254,740 |
| 83 | Bruce Willis | $3,854,213,153 | 71 | $54,284,692 |
| 84 | Elizabeth Banks | $3,839,724,195 | 47 | $81,696,259 |
| 85 | Christopher Lee | $3,819,343,477 | 27 | $141,457,166 |
| 86 | Ian Holm | $3,754,650,181 | 40 | $93,866,255 |
| 87 | David Thewlis | $3,739,013,583 | 41 | $91,195,453 |
| 88 | Jamie Waylett | $3,712,282,900 | 6 | $618,713,817 |
| 89 | Katie Leung | $3,661,823,887 | 7 | $523,117,698 |
| 90 | Bill Nighy | $3,654,799,474 | 39 | $93,712,807 |
| 91 | Jason Statham | $3,650,001,535 | 37 | $98,648,690 |
| 92 | Daniel Craig | $3,616,776,185 | 29 | $124,716,420 |
| 93 | Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges | $3,616,045,800 | 15 | $241,069,720 |
| 94 | Sean Bean | $3,600,056,022 | 37 | $97,298,811 |
| 95 | Emma Thompson | $3,557,130,712 | 39 | $91,208,480 |
| 96 | Anthony Hopkins | $3,530,821,785 | 62 | $56,948,738 |
| 97 | William Melling | $3,518,761,728 | 6 | $586,460,288 |
| 98 | Afshan Azad | $3,515,761,728 | 5 | $703,152,346 |
| 99 | J.K. Simmons | $3,505,758,640 | 60 | $58,429,311 |
| 100 | Marton Csokas | $3,504,289,202 | 27 | $129,788,489 |
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
Warwick Davis: By Official Star Wars Blog (2007 Disney Weekends #4: Warwick Davis) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Andy Serkis: By https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore Gage Skidmore] [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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