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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Comic/Graphic Novel movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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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 ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,852,749 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($584,877,827 in 2008)

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Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Black Widow ($379,751,131 in 2021), Ghost in the Shell ($167,910,690 in 2017)

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Chris Hemsworth
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,158,241 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Thor: Ragnarok ($850,482,778 in 2017), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022), Thor: The Dark World ($644,602,516 in 2013), Thor ($449,326,618 in 2011), Men in Black: International ($254,310,003 in 2019), Extraction 2 ($0 in 2023)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Robert Downey, Jr. $12,127,496,860 9 $1,347,499,651
2 Scarlett Johansson $10,711,199,038 9 $1,190,133,226
3 Chris Hemsworth $10,635,729,349 10 $1,063,572,935
4 Chris Evans $10,315,121,091 10 $1,031,512,109
5 Samuel L. Jackson $9,214,896,318 8 $1,151,862,040
6 Tom Holland $8,698,020,172 6 $1,449,670,029
7 Mark Ruffalo $8,526,562,131 5 $1,705,312,426
8 Elizabeth Olsen $8,265,103,714 5 $1,653,020,743
9 Don Cheadle $7,753,349,094 5 $1,550,669,819
10 Chris Pratt $7,506,629,731 9 $834,069,970
11 Sebastian Stan $7,423,134,563 7 $1,060,447,795
12 Zoe Saldaña $7,281,308,230 7 $1,040,186,890
13 Dave Bautista $7,252,211,454 7 $1,036,030,208
14 Chadwick Boseman $7,251,718,831 4 $1,812,929,708
15 Bradley Cooper $7,251,188,298 5 $1,450,237,660
16 Letitia Wright $6,959,028,081 4 $1,739,757,020
17 Danai Gurira $6,959,028,081 4 $1,739,757,020
18 Jeremy Renner $6,779,820,698 5 $1,355,964,140
19 Karen Gillan $6,480,305,903 5 $1,296,061,181
20 Pom Klementieff $6,480,305,903 4 $1,620,076,476
21 Benedict Cumberbatch $6,394,230,323 4 $1,598,557,581
22 Benedict Wong $6,394,230,323 4 $1,598,557,581
23 Tom Hiddleston $6,177,016,045 5 $1,235,403,209
24 Paul Bettany $6,001,715,775 4 $1,500,428,944
25 Josh Brolin $5,477,348,368 6 $912,891,395
26 Gwyneth Paltrow $5,138,169,094 4 $1,284,542,274
27 Vin Diesel $4,570,847,430 5 $914,169,486
28 Paul Rudd $4,335,578,211 4 $1,083,894,553
29 Evangeline Lilly $4,335,578,211 4 $1,083,894,553
30 Anthony Mackie $4,283,043,529 3 $1,427,681,176
31 Brie Larson $4,053,216,841 3 $1,351,072,280
32 Jon Favreau $3,596,356,671 2 $1,798,178,336
33 Christian Bale $3,210,012,786 4 $802,503,197
34 Terry Notary $2,717,503,922 1 $2,717,503,922
35 Gal Gadot $2,528,248,933 4 $632,062,233
36 Tobey Maguire $2,517,268,839 3 $839,089,613
37 Will Smith $2,432,971,881 4 $608,242,970
38 Tommy Lee Jones $2,391,030,548 5 $478,206,110
39 Jason Momoa $2,272,965,297 5 $454,593,059
40 Henry Cavill $2,203,684,007 4 $550,921,002
41 Martin Freeman $2,193,365,918 2 $1,096,682,959
42 Lupita Nyong'o $2,193,365,918 2 $1,096,682,959
43 Angela Bassett $2,193,365,918 2 $1,096,682,959
44 Idris Elba $2,142,993,177 5 $428,598,635
45 Anthony Hopkins $2,085,919,267 4 $521,479,817
46 Zendaya $2,011,151,423 2 $1,005,575,712
47 James McAvoy $1,988,225,086 4 $497,056,272
48 Natalie Portman $1,985,071,377 4 $496,267,844
49 Hugh Jackman $1,910,344,718 4 $477,586,180
50 Patrick Stewart $1,910,344,718 4 $477,586,180
51 Ian McKellen $1,910,344,718 4 $477,586,180
52 Tessa Thompson $1,865,720,862 3 $621,906,954
53 Aaron Taylor-Johnson $1,854,524,413 5 $370,904,883
54 Ben Affleck $1,718,467,007 3 $572,822,336
55 Andy Serkis $1,708,151,033 2 $854,075,517
56 Michael Douglas $1,692,916,364 4 $423,229,091
57 Michael Fassbender $1,645,808,626 3 $548,602,875
58 Jennifer Lawrence $1,645,808,626 3 $548,602,875
59 Chiwetel Ejiofor $1,628,568,160 3 $542,856,053
60 Rachel McAdams $1,628,568,160 2 $814,284,080
61 Patrick Wilson $1,589,043,033 2 $794,521,517
62 Gemma Chan $1,531,307,853 2 $765,653,927
63 Michael B. Jordan $1,502,006,269 2 $751,003,135
64 Nicole Kidman $1,485,550,752 2 $742,775,376
65 Andrew Garfield $1,468,249,570 2 $734,124,785
66 James Spader $1,395,316,979 1 $1,395,316,979
67 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,366,185,901 3 $455,395,300
68 Forest Whitaker $1,334,157,082 1 $1,334,157,082
69 Daniel Kaluuya $1,334,157,082 1 $1,334,157,082
70 Joaquin Phoenix $1,286,251,598 2 $643,125,799
71 Guy Pearce $1,251,794,010 2 $625,897,005
72 Djimon Hounsou $1,250,701,394 2 $625,350,697
73 Ben Kingsley $1,214,630,956 1 $1,214,630,956
74 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II $1,148,861,807 1 $1,148,861,807
75 Amber Heard $1,148,861,807 1 $1,148,861,807
76 Dolph Lundgren $1,148,861,807 1 $1,148,861,807
77 Willem Dafoe $1,148,861,807 1 $1,148,861,807
78 Michael Keaton $1,145,822,810 2 $572,911,405
79 Michael Peña $1,142,003,109 2 $571,001,555
80 Jake Gyllenhaal $1,132,298,674 1 $1,132,298,674
81 Lashana Lynch $1,129,576,094 1 $1,129,576,094
82 Lee Pace $1,129,576,094 1 $1,129,576,094
83 Clark Gregg $1,129,576,094 1 $1,129,576,094
84 Annette Bening $1,129,576,094 1 $1,129,576,094
85 Ben Mendelsohn $1,129,576,094 1 $1,129,576,094
86 Margot Robbie $1,123,275,940 3 $374,425,313
87 Hailee Steinfeld $1,064,721,353 3 $354,907,118
88 Shameik Moore $1,064,631,807 2 $532,315,904
89 Heath Ledger $1,010,086,005 1 $1,010,086,005
90 Hannah John-Kamen $1,005,581,025 2 $502,790,513
91 Bruce Willis $1,000,191,405 6 $166,698,568
92 Chris Pine $992,564,444 2 $496,282,222
93 Kurt Russell $989,717,863 2 $494,858,932
94 Cara Delevingne $964,298,410 2 $482,149,205
95 Colin Farrell $955,295,421 2 $477,647,711
96 Xochitl Gomez $952,224,986 1 $952,224,986
97 Michael Stuhlbarg $952,224,986 1 $952,224,986
98 Ezra Miller $932,791,802 2 $466,395,901
99 Viola Davis $917,917,479 2 $458,958,740
100 Jai Courtney $917,917,479 2 $458,958,740

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons

Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original