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Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Action Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 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), The Losers ($6,272,408 in 2010), Avatar: Fire and Ash ($0 in 2025) |
2
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Furious 7 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,441,270 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), 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), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011) |
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 ($1,889,869,781 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), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,914,163 in 2017), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($348,815,025 in 2011), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Air America ($2,407,668 in 1990) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Saldana | $8,440,525,531 | 9 | $937,836,170 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $7,966,516,873 | 21 | $379,357,946 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $7,842,542,616 | 10 | $784,254,262 |
| 4 | Scarlett Johansson | $7,376,241,116 | 12 | $614,686,760 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $7,216,964,197 | 12 | $601,413,683 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,972,563,682 | 14 | $498,040,263 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $6,643,684,265 | 11 | $603,971,297 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $6,187,930,555 | 17 | $363,995,915 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $5,709,970,065 | 21 | $271,903,336 |
| 10 | Tom Holland | $5,653,061,405 | 6 | $942,176,901 |
| 11 | Mark Ruffalo | $5,622,891,954 | 5 | $1,124,578,391 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,480,433,780 | 5 | $1,096,086,756 |
| 13 | Dave Bautista | $5,441,230,441 | 16 | $340,076,903 |
| 14 | Don Cheadle | $5,128,353,330 | 6 | $854,725,555 |
| 15 | Jeremy Renner | $5,106,299,998 | 6 | $851,050,000 |
| 16 | Josh Brolin | $5,056,651,622 | 11 | $459,695,602 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $4,762,349,199 | 6 | $793,724,867 |
| 18 | Sebastian Stan | $4,651,799,492 | 5 | $930,359,898 |
| 19 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,637,326,806 | 4 | $1,159,331,702 |
| 20 | Danai Gurira | $4,293,668,055 | 4 | $1,073,417,014 |
| 21 | Letitia Wright | $4,293,668,055 | 4 | $1,073,417,014 |
| 22 | Benedict Wong | $4,244,008,686 | 4 | $1,061,002,172 |
| 23 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $4,244,008,686 | 4 | $1,061,002,172 |
| 24 | Karen Gillan | $4,226,021,415 | 7 | $603,717,345 |
| 25 | Pom Klementieff | $4,225,161,844 | 4 | $1,056,290,461 |
| 26 | Jason Statham | $4,119,382,314 | 28 | $147,120,797 |
| 27 | Sam Worthington | $4,109,859,521 | 7 | $587,122,789 |
| 28 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,023,572,941 | 5 | $804,714,588 |
| 29 | Paul Bettany | $4,003,229,290 | 3 | $1,334,409,763 |
| 30 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,760,126,687 | 16 | $235,007,918 |
| 31 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,283,646,674 | 9 | $364,849,630 |
| 32 | Will Smith | $3,169,924,538 | 14 | $226,423,181 |
| 33 | Brie Larson | $3,163,051,723 | 4 | $790,762,931 |
| 34 | Hugh Jackman | $3,133,858,762 | 13 | $241,066,059 |
| 35 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,034,657,614 | 4 | $758,664,404 |
| 36 | Daniel Craig | $3,008,257,268 | 6 | $501,376,211 |
| 37 | Paul Rudd | $2,884,150,381 | 4 | $721,037,595 |
| 38 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,884,150,381 | 4 | $721,037,595 |
| 39 | Anthony Mackie | $2,723,185,018 | 7 | $389,026,431 |
| 40 | Paul Walker | $2,558,089,085 | 8 | $319,761,136 |
| 41 | Jason Momoa | $2,476,637,692 | 9 | $275,181,966 |
| 42 | Jon Favreau | $2,434,783,944 | 2 | $1,217,391,972 |
| 43 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,354,395,204 | 7 | $336,342,172 |
| 44 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,285,112,159 | 26 | $87,888,929 |
| 45 | Idris Elba | $2,264,271,275 | 9 | $251,585,697 |
| 46 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,234,626,447 | 9 | $248,291,827 |
| 47 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,230,940,798 | 34 | $65,615,906 |
| 48 | Henry Cavill | $2,160,919,938 | 9 | $240,102,215 |
| 49 | Keanu Reeves | $2,152,180,937 | 14 | $153,727,210 |
| 50 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,124,564,642 | 4 | $531,141,161 |
| 51 | Wu Jing | $2,088,310,470 | 3 | $696,103,490 |
| 52 | Zendaya | $2,033,517,440 | 4 | $508,379,360 |
| 53 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,027,129,529 | 9 | $225,236,614 |
| 54 | Bruce Willis | $1,999,147,367 | 51 | $39,198,968 |
| 55 | Christian Bale | $1,964,495,570 | 9 | $218,277,286 |
| 56 | Charlize Theron | $1,938,073,559 | 8 | $242,259,195 |
| 57 | Jordana Brewster | $1,931,645,617 | 5 | $386,329,123 |
| 58 | Terry Notary | $1,889,869,781 | 1 | $1,889,869,781 |
| 59 | Michael Fassbender | $1,681,643,849 | 10 | $168,164,385 |
| 60 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,675,018,706 | 11 | $152,274,428 |
| 61 | Angela Bassett | $1,601,580,652 | 4 | $400,395,163 |
| 62 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,595,103,523 | 5 | $319,020,705 |
| 63 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,580,231,222 | 15 | $105,348,748 |
| 64 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $1,568,763,907 | 3 | $522,921,302 |
| 65 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,556,313,372 | 3 | $518,771,124 |
| 66 | Gal Gadot | $1,517,879,569 | 7 | $216,839,938 |
| 67 | Lea Seydoux | $1,510,775,601 | 3 | $503,591,867 |
| 68 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,502,205,654 | 6 | $250,367,609 |
| 69 | James McAvoy | $1,498,455,128 | 5 | $299,691,026 |
| 70 | Jackie Chan | $1,443,976,498 | 29 | $49,792,293 |
| 71 | Donnie Yen | $1,426,816,268 | 20 | $71,340,813 |
| 72 | Dolph Lundgren | $1,403,154,940 | 26 | $53,967,498 |
| 73 | Andy Lau | $1,399,356,391 | 8 | $174,919,549 |
| 74 | Ben Affleck | $1,374,923,489 | 7 | $196,417,641 |
| 75 | Brad Pitt | $1,333,940,535 | 6 | $222,323,423 |
| 76 | Rachel McAdams | $1,333,409,658 | 3 | $444,469,886 |
| 77 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,313,929,904 | 9 | $145,992,212 |
| 78 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,313,842,612 | 3 | $437,947,537 |
| 79 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,299,045,035 | 4 | $324,761,259 |
| 80 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,282,258,498 | 4 | $320,564,625 |
| 81 | Patrick Wilson | $1,216,085,326 | 4 | $304,021,332 |
| 82 | Natalie Portman | $1,183,910,748 | 4 | $295,977,687 |
| 83 | John Cena | $1,178,633,323 | 9 | $130,959,258 |
| 84 | Liu Haoran | $1,167,220,801 | 2 | $583,610,401 |
| 85 | Tom Hardy | $1,145,227,368 | 4 | $286,306,842 |
| 86 | Javier Bardem | $1,126,120,727 | 2 | $563,060,364 |
| 87 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,123,591,161 | 8 | $140,448,895 |
| 88 | Jai Courtney | $1,111,284,785 | 5 | $222,256,957 |
| 89 | Willem Dafoe | $1,086,336,961 | 3 | $362,112,320 |
| 90 | Patrick Stewart | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 91 | Ian McKellen | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 92 | Mel Gibson | $1,057,673,416 | 20 | $52,883,671 |
| 93 | Ben Kingsley | $1,052,991,329 | 4 | $263,247,832 |
| 94 | Simon Pegg | $1,051,782,406 | 2 | $525,891,203 |
| 95 | Nicolas Cage | $1,044,087,008 | 26 | $40,157,193 |
| 96 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,034,254,002 | 2 | $517,127,001 |
| 97 | Martin Freeman | $1,034,254,002 | 2 | $517,127,001 |
| 98 | Colin Farrell | $1,031,220,830 | 8 | $128,902,604 |
| 99 | Jet Li | $1,023,055,477 | 12 | $85,254,623 |
| 100 | Zhang Yi | $1,014,496,074 | 2 | $507,248,037 |
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
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
