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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 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)

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Zoe Saldana
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)

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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 ($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)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
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