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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Horror Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Action 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.
1
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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,580,976 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($186,848,418 in 2011), Air America ($30,506,847 in 1990) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avatar ($785,221,649 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($684,075,767 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($358,995,815 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), The Losers ($23,591,432 in 2010), Avatar: Fire and Ash ($0 in 2025) |
3
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Jurassic World ($653,406,625 in 2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($417,719,760 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Jurassic World: Dominion ($376,851,080 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($358,995,815 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), Cowboy Ninja Viking ($0 in 2020), The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ($0 in 2022) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $4,300,998,453 | 10 | $430,099,845 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $4,112,600,358 | 9 | $456,955,595 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $4,067,688,975 | 12 | $338,974,081 |
| 4 | Scarlett Johansson | $3,986,424,983 | 12 | $332,202,082 |
| 5 | Chris Hemsworth | $3,825,545,732 | 14 | $273,253,267 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $3,722,805,572 | 21 | $177,276,456 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $3,619,551,242 | 11 | $329,050,113 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $3,540,444,067 | 17 | $208,261,416 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $3,262,368,927 | 21 | $155,350,901 |
| 10 | Tom Holland | $3,091,231,393 | 6 | $515,205,232 |
| 11 | Dave Bautista | $3,033,063,499 | 16 | $189,566,469 |
| 12 | Mark Ruffalo | $2,934,610,549 | 5 | $586,922,110 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $2,815,610,306 | 5 | $563,122,061 |
| 14 | Bradley Cooper | $2,696,933,609 | 6 | $449,488,935 |
| 15 | Don Cheadle | $2,695,026,566 | 6 | $449,171,094 |
| 16 | Danai Gurira | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 17 | Letitia Wright | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 18 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,645,332,397 | 4 | $661,333,099 |
| 19 | Jeremy Renner | $2,613,922,505 | 6 | $435,653,751 |
| 20 | Josh Brolin | $2,555,498,591 | 11 | $232,318,054 |
| 21 | Sebastian Stan | $2,381,674,294 | 5 | $476,334,859 |
| 22 | Hugh Jackman | $2,317,593,943 | 13 | $178,276,457 |
| 23 | Karen Gillan | $2,285,997,398 | 7 | $326,571,057 |
| 24 | Pom Klementieff | $2,285,997,398 | 4 | $571,499,350 |
| 25 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,184,181,963 | 5 | $436,836,393 |
| 26 | Benedict Wong | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 27 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 28 | Will Smith | $2,140,775,605 | 14 | $152,912,543 |
| 29 | Paul Bettany | $1,945,272,831 | 3 | $648,424,277 |
| 30 | Christian Bale | $1,709,378,017 | 9 | $189,930,891 |
| 31 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,666,365,019 | 9 | $185,151,669 |
| 32 | Sam Worthington | $1,643,020,822 | 7 | $234,717,260 |
| 33 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,628,488,781 | 7 | $232,641,254 |
| 34 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $1,587,494,737 | 4 | $396,873,684 |
| 35 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,566,238,510 | 16 | $97,889,907 |
| 36 | Paul Rudd | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 37 | Evangeline Lilly | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 38 | Brie Larson | $1,433,128,176 | 4 | $358,282,044 |
| 39 | Jason Statham | $1,430,964,182 | 28 | $51,105,864 |
| 40 | Keanu Reeves | $1,426,308,121 | 14 | $101,879,152 |
| 41 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,420,547,060 | 34 | $41,780,796 |
| 42 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,419,912,687 | 26 | $54,612,026 |
| 43 | Angela Bassett | $1,374,047,730 | 4 | $343,511,933 |
| 44 | Anthony Mackie | $1,362,333,543 | 7 | $194,619,078 |
| 45 | Henry Cavill | $1,265,280,565 | 9 | $140,586,729 |
| 46 | Bruce Willis | $1,262,424,585 | 51 | $24,753,423 |
| 47 | Paul Walker | $1,248,819,745 | 8 | $156,102,468 |
| 48 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,222,365,282 | 9 | $135,818,365 |
| 49 | Jon Favreau | $1,192,953,976 | 2 | $596,476,988 |
| 50 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,187,662,504 | 11 | $107,969,319 |
| 51 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 52 | Martin Freeman | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 53 | Zendaya | $1,118,075,656 | 4 | $279,518,914 |
| 54 | Daniel Craig | $1,102,427,446 | 6 | $183,737,908 |
| 55 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,074,792,818 | 5 | $214,958,564 |
| 56 | Idris Elba | $1,057,670,020 | 9 | $117,518,891 |
| 57 | Gal Gadot | $1,033,457,629 | 7 | $147,636,804 |
| 58 | Ben Affleck | $1,002,299,961 | 7 | $143,185,709 |
| 59 | Jason Momoa | $975,466,023 | 9 | $108,385,114 |
| 60 | Jackie Chan | $960,066,143 | 29 | $33,105,729 |
| 61 | Mel Gibson | $915,096,797 | 20 | $45,754,840 |
| 62 | Terry Notary | $858,373,000 | 1 | $858,373,000 |
| 63 | Jordana Brewster | $857,388,385 | 5 | $171,477,677 |
| 64 | Andy Serkis | $847,086,057 | 3 | $282,362,019 |
| 65 | Patrick Stewart | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 66 | Ian McKellen | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 67 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $839,778,115 | 3 | $279,926,038 |
| 68 | Rachel McAdams | $830,821,945 | 3 | $276,940,648 |
| 69 | Mark Wahlberg | $825,147,382 | 15 | $55,009,825 |
| 70 | Anthony Hopkins | $820,167,820 | 6 | $136,694,637 |
| 71 | Laurence Fishburne | $807,379,388 | 8 | $100,922,424 |
| 72 | Natalie Portman | $801,160,629 | 4 | $200,290,157 |
| 73 | Colin Farrell | $781,892,492 | 8 | $97,736,562 |
| 74 | Glen Powell | $778,567,303 | 5 | $155,713,461 |
| 75 | Michael Fassbender | $777,170,125 | 10 | $77,717,013 |
| 76 | Miles Teller | $774,850,369 | 4 | $193,712,592 |
| 77 | Brad Pitt | $772,287,336 | 6 | $128,714,556 |
| 78 | Denzel Washington | $769,962,271 | 12 | $64,163,523 |
| 79 | Nicolas Cage | $764,051,986 | 26 | $29,386,615 |
| 80 | Michael B. Jordan | $756,177,114 | 6 | $126,029,519 |
| 81 | Pierce Brosnan | $750,611,999 | 9 | $83,401,333 |
| 82 | Megan Fox | $748,615,333 | 6 | $124,769,222 |
| 83 | James McAvoy | $736,126,853 | 5 | $147,225,371 |
| 84 | Jon Hamm | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 85 | Danny Ramirez | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 86 | Lewis James Pullman | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 87 | Jay Ellis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 88 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 89 | Monica Barbaro | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 90 | Forest Whitaker | $714,001,573 | 5 | $142,800,315 |
| 91 | Daniel Kaluuya | $700,059,566 | 1 | $700,059,566 |
| 92 | Tyrese Gibson | $694,029,512 | 9 | $77,114,390 |
| 93 | Russell Crowe | $689,280,849 | 6 | $114,880,142 |
| 94 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $688,477,922 | 4 | $172,119,481 |
| 95 | Martin Lawrence | $670,387,545 | 5 | $134,077,509 |
| 96 | Tessa Thompson | $658,315,119 | 2 | $329,157,560 |
| 97 | Lea Seydoux | $652,433,268 | 3 | $217,477,756 |
| 98 | Michael Douglas | $649,922,234 | 4 | $162,480,559 |
| 99 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $646,318,374 | 4 | $161,579,594 |
| 100 | Charlize Theron | $622,748,915 | 8 | $77,843,614 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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