Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top International Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of international revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
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 ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Incredibles 2 ($634,223,615 in 2018), 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), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004) |
2
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), 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) |
3
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,017,657,016 in 2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($890,603,542 in 2018), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($786,619,091 in 2023), Jurassic World: Dominion ($627,153,512 in 2022), 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), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,879,397,141 | 82 | $132,675,575 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,568,646,686 | 39 | $245,349,915 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $9,510,740,049 | 29 | $327,956,553 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $8,891,615,565 | 32 | $277,862,986 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,484,965,019 | 55 | $154,272,091 |
| 6 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,482,120,215 | 39 | $217,490,262 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,279,333,017 | 40 | $206,983,325 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $7,920,828,705 | 27 | $293,364,026 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,433,653,699 | 28 | $265,487,632 |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,321,176,080 | 38 | $192,662,528 |
| 11 | Tom Holland | $7,077,189,803 | 19 | $372,483,674 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $7,049,388,595 | 33 | $213,617,836 |
| 13 | Don Cheadle | $7,031,113,859 | 27 | $260,411,624 |
| 14 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,918,678,948 | 29 | $238,575,136 |
| 15 | Idris Elba | $6,916,252,728 | 40 | $172,906,318 |
| 16 | Tom Cruise | $6,886,181,880 | 42 | $163,956,711 |
| 17 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,866,426,015 | 28 | $245,229,501 |
| 18 | Alan Rickman | $6,831,720,407 | 23 | $297,031,322 |
| 19 | Johnny Depp | $6,659,495,660 | 58 | $114,818,891 |
| 20 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,594,363,123 | 43 | $153,357,282 |
| 21 | Paul Bettany | $6,460,723,959 | 25 | $258,428,958 |
| 22 | Emma Watson | $6,446,710,647 | 17 | $379,218,273 |
| 23 | Cate Blanchett | $6,354,651,727 | 41 | $154,991,506 |
| 24 | Karen Gillan | $6,310,481,739 | 25 | $252,419,270 |
| 25 | Chris Evans | $6,252,125,914 | 28 | $223,290,211 |
| 26 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,014,449,446 | 29 | $207,394,808 |
| 27 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,006,478,235 | 16 | $375,404,890 |
| 28 | Anthony Mackie | $6,005,226,265 | 42 | $142,981,578 |
| 29 | Will Smith | $5,824,551,767 | 40 | $145,613,794 |
| 30 | Jon Favreau | $5,819,772,050 | 17 | $342,339,532 |
| 31 | Josh Brolin | $5,782,186,776 | 32 | $180,693,337 |
| 32 | Benedict Wong | $5,740,037,829 | 12 | $478,336,486 |
| 33 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,715,240,590 | 23 | $248,488,721 |
| 34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,662,746,473 | 65 | $87,119,177 |
| 35 | Orlando Bloom | $5,609,215,783 | 28 | $200,329,135 |
| 36 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,603,459,490 | 43 | $130,313,011 |
| 37 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,516,189,214 | 21 | $262,675,677 |
| 38 | Jason Statham | $5,515,579,256 | 31 | $177,921,911 |
| 39 | Stanley Tucci | $5,434,490,423 | 52 | $104,509,431 |
| 40 | Jeremy Renner | $5,334,036,368 | 23 | $231,914,625 |
| 41 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,311,504,682 | 26 | $204,288,642 |
| 42 | Rupert Grint | $5,267,455,936 | 15 | $351,163,729 |
| 43 | Ian McKellen | $5,219,413,792 | 21 | $248,543,514 |
| 44 | Willem Dafoe | $5,211,617,037 | 62 | $84,058,339 |
| 45 | Tom Hanks | $5,203,748,841 | 60 | $86,729,147 |
| 46 | Sebastian Stan | $5,176,652,878 | 28 | $184,880,460 |
| 47 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,089,251 | 37 | $137,813,223 |
| 48 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,068,544,230 | 39 | $129,962,673 |
| 49 | Hugo Weaving | $5,040,249,017 | 26 | $193,855,731 |
| 50 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,984,296,753 | 16 | $311,518,547 |
| 51 | Harrison Ford | $4,971,650,448 | 38 | $130,832,907 |
| 52 | Sam Worthington | $4,963,223,935 | 38 | $130,611,156 |
| 53 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,934,452,484 | 21 | $234,973,928 |
| 54 | Gary Oldman | $4,895,783,665 | 36 | $135,993,991 |
| 55 | Matt Damon | $4,773,778,144 | 51 | $93,603,493 |
| 56 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,767,756,031 | 12 | $397,313,003 |
| 57 | Julie Walters | $4,749,814,737 | 20 | $237,490,737 |
| 58 | Pom Klementieff | $4,643,083,430 | 9 | $515,898,159 |
| 59 | Liam Neeson | $4,636,655,507 | 63 | $73,597,706 |
| 60 | Alan Tudyk | $4,634,008,636 | 22 | $210,636,756 |
| 61 | Brad Pitt | $4,598,233,281 | 49 | $93,841,496 |
| 62 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,540,374,519 | 30 | $151,345,817 |
| 63 | Michael Gambon | $4,519,691,705 | 17 | $265,864,218 |
| 64 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,512,878,267 | 31 | $145,576,718 |
| 65 | Paul Rudd | $4,509,176,889 | 37 | $121,869,646 |
| 66 | Timothy Spall | $4,469,683,724 | 30 | $148,989,457 |
| 67 | Simon Pegg | $4,425,382,147 | 29 | $152,599,384 |
| 68 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,409,938,145 | 34 | $129,704,063 |
| 69 | Jack Black | $4,376,619,120 | 33 | $132,624,822 |
| 70 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,344,282,243 | 38 | $114,323,217 |
| 71 | J.K. Simmons | $4,325,978,605 | 58 | $74,585,838 |
| 72 | Steve Carell | $4,323,971,204 | 34 | $127,175,624 |
| 73 | Woody Harrelson | $4,319,567,287 | 59 | $73,213,005 |
| 74 | Tom Felton | $4,315,823,954 | 21 | $205,515,426 |
| 75 | Danai Gurira | $4,308,780,417 | 7 | $615,540,060 |
| 76 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,279,609,036 | 14 | $305,686,360 |
| 77 | Kate Winslet | $4,242,878,599 | 33 | $128,572,079 |
| 78 | Emma Thompson | $4,198,061,470 | 39 | $107,642,602 |
| 79 | Bruce Willis | $4,194,747,067 | 81 | $51,787,001 |
| 80 | Naomie Harris | $4,186,892,835 | 20 | $209,344,642 |
| 81 | Stephen Lang | $4,185,978,509 | 35 | $119,599,386 |
| 82 | Oscar Isaac | $4,166,590,716 | 33 | $126,260,325 |
| 83 | Maggie Smith | $4,155,393,163 | 33 | $125,921,005 |
| 84 | Kristen Wiig | $4,110,746,779 | 31 | $132,604,735 |
| 85 | Antonio Banderas | $4,092,063,703 | 50 | $81,841,274 |
| 86 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,050,222,838 | 16 | $253,138,927 |
| 87 | Cameron Diaz | $4,037,957,716 | 31 | $130,256,701 |
| 88 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,001,181,392 | 30 | $133,372,713 |
| 89 | Charlize Theron | $3,994,684,693 | 36 | $110,963,464 |
| 90 | Letitia Wright | $3,986,140,215 | 12 | $332,178,351 |
| 91 | John Ratzenberger | $3,969,219,232 | 19 | $208,906,275 |
| 92 | Michael Caine | $3,954,209,427 | 46 | $85,961,075 |
| 93 | Hugh Jackman | $3,916,865,388 | 37 | $105,861,227 |
| 94 | Alfred Molina | $3,861,913,371 | 29 | $133,169,427 |
| 95 | Brie Larson | $3,847,461,883 | 21 | $183,212,471 |
| 96 | Christopher Lee | $3,846,064,552 | 27 | $142,446,835 |
| 97 | Kurt Russell | $3,830,764,997 | 29 | $132,095,345 |
| 98 | Jude Law | $3,787,722,153 | 39 | $97,121,081 |
| 99 | Ewan McGregor | $3,783,604,368 | 42 | $90,085,818 |
| 100 | Evangeline Lilly | $3,781,302,979 | 11 | $343,754,816 |
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
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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