Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office
See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International 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 leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
1
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 ($1,859,130,922 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), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($587,805,599 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Sing ($360,735,137 in 2016), Lucy ($330,933,816 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,636,174,514 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,559,962 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016), Star Trek ($129,109,595 in 2009) |
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 ($1,859,130,922 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 ($805,638,684 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($544,271,773 in 2017), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($348,815,025 in 2011), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($289,409,533 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlett Johansson | $9,369,847,008 | 36 | $260,273,528 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,158,388,197 | 33 | $277,526,915 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,840,766,188 | 45 | $196,461,471 |
| 4 | Chris Pratt | $8,773,171,402 | 27 | $324,932,274 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $8,757,084,786 | 70 | $125,101,211 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $8,031,107,466 | 28 | $286,825,267 |
| 7 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,760,553,839 | 28 | $277,162,637 |
| 8 | Tom Cruise | $7,612,072,078 | 45 | $169,157,157 |
| 9 | Dwayne Johnson | $7,254,556,554 | 39 | $186,014,271 |
| 10 | Chris Evans | $7,208,863,508 | 29 | $248,581,500 |
| 11 | Johnny Depp | $6,678,851,444 | 54 | $123,682,434 |
| 12 | Bradley Cooper | $6,626,121,392 | 31 | $213,745,851 |
| 13 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,473,036,946 | 25 | $258,921,478 |
| 14 | Tom Holland | $6,463,948,470 | 18 | $359,108,248 |
| 15 | Emma Watson | $6,227,024,934 | 16 | $389,189,058 |
| 16 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,776,125,607 | 27 | $213,930,578 |
| 17 | Don Cheadle | $5,744,248,108 | 23 | $249,749,918 |
| 18 | Tom Hanks | $5,724,278,593 | 58 | $98,694,459 |
| 19 | Dave Bautista | $5,628,765,806 | 32 | $175,898,931 |
| 20 | Jeremy Renner | $5,595,358,348 | 19 | $294,492,545 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,483,124,405 | 21 | $261,101,162 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $5,343,036,944 | 18 | $296,835,386 |
| 23 | Josh Brolin | $5,327,544,017 | 28 | $190,269,429 |
| 24 | Rupert Grint | $5,308,476,420 | 14 | $379,176,887 |
| 25 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $5,286,025,211 | 23 | $229,827,183 |
| 26 | Will Smith | $5,285,517,228 | 37 | $142,851,817 |
| 27 | Sebastian Stan | $4,838,519,037 | 19 | $254,658,897 |
| 28 | Steve Carell | $4,734,390,981 | 33 | $143,466,393 |
| 29 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,733,674,691 | 11 | $430,334,063 |
| 30 | Jack Black | $4,689,242,839 | 32 | $146,538,839 |
| 31 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,523,892 | 28 | $166,232,996 |
| 32 | Sam Worthington | $4,625,492,645 | 25 | $185,019,706 |
| 33 | Letitia Wright | $4,594,722,162 | 12 | $382,893,514 |
| 34 | Jason Statham | $4,566,374,602 | 43 | $106,194,758 |
| 35 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,559,362,696 | 16 | $284,960,169 |
| 36 | Hugh Jackman | $4,545,004,825 | 37 | $122,837,968 |
| 37 | Brad Pitt | $4,484,772,647 | 47 | $95,420,695 |
| 38 | Paul Bettany | $4,442,928,112 | 16 | $277,683,007 |
| 39 | Danai Gurira | $4,268,152,486 | 5 | $853,630,497 |
| 40 | Benedict Wong | $4,241,921,776 | 7 | $605,988,825 |
| 41 | Pom Klementieff | $4,194,760,353 | 5 | $838,952,071 |
| 42 | Harrison Ford | $4,154,429,061 | 43 | $96,614,629 |
| 43 | Liam Neeson | $4,086,522,184 | 62 | $65,911,648 |
| 44 | Matt Damon | $3,927,689,056 | 48 | $81,826,855 |
| 45 | Bruce Willis | $3,894,670,964 | 88 | $44,257,625 |
| 46 | Ian McKellen | $3,817,316,780 | 20 | $190,865,839 |
| 47 | Idris Elba | $3,755,256,227 | 32 | $117,351,757 |
| 48 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,698,889,368 | 43 | $86,020,683 |
| 49 | Brie Larson | $3,682,921,888 | 14 | $263,065,849 |
| 50 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,613,837,375 | 20 | $180,691,869 |
| 51 | Josh Gad | $3,582,021,597 | 18 | $199,001,200 |
| 52 | Ben Stiller | $3,580,674,498 | 37 | $96,774,986 |
| 53 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,535,107,866 | 33 | $107,124,481 |
| 54 | Shen Teng | $3,531,639,576 | 9 | $392,404,397 |
| 55 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,463,124,564 | 18 | $192,395,809 |
| 56 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,436,316,483 | 26 | $132,166,019 |
| 57 | Ewan McGregor | $3,421,810,952 | 40 | $85,545,274 |
| 58 | Daniel Craig | $3,388,710,605 | 19 | $178,353,190 |
| 59 | Cameron Diaz | $3,369,392,928 | 32 | $105,293,529 |
| 60 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,351,416,377 | 48 | $69,821,175 |
| 61 | Christian Bale | $3,314,519,631 | 39 | $84,987,683 |
| 62 | Nicolas Cage | $3,281,049,677 | 97 | $33,825,254 |
| 63 | Martin Freeman | $3,261,343,292 | 16 | $203,833,956 |
| 64 | Paul Rudd | $3,207,107,044 | 34 | $94,326,678 |
| 65 | Keanu Reeves | $3,176,011,985 | 54 | $58,815,037 |
| 66 | Natalie Portman | $3,167,249,838 | 37 | $85,601,347 |
| 67 | Eddie Murphy | $3,167,186,747 | 47 | $67,386,952 |
| 68 | Orlando Bloom | $3,149,472,752 | 24 | $131,228,031 |
| 69 | Jason Momoa | $3,035,040,441 | 14 | $216,788,603 |
| 70 | Anthony Mackie | $3,027,542,123 | 26 | $116,443,928 |
| 71 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,984,604,561 | 55 | $54,265,537 |
| 72 | Julia Roberts | $2,967,695,229 | 39 | $76,094,749 |
| 73 | Simon Pegg | $2,964,433,839 | 26 | $114,016,686 |
| 74 | Jim Carrey | $2,956,540,454 | 31 | $95,372,273 |
| 75 | Geoffrey Rush | $2,904,768,983 | 17 | $170,868,764 |
| 76 | Robert Pattinson | $2,866,785,929 | 27 | $106,177,257 |
| 77 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,866,522,541 | 8 | $358,315,318 |
| 78 | Sandra Bullock | $2,783,224,035 | 35 | $79,520,687 |
| 79 | Keira Knightley | $2,754,187,443 | 29 | $94,971,981 |
| 80 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,751,781,576 | 18 | $152,876,754 |
| 81 | Jude Law | $2,747,022,796 | 38 | $72,290,074 |
| 82 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,729,394,813 | 36 | $75,816,523 |
| 83 | Ben Affleck | $2,699,535,428 | 47 | $57,436,924 |
| 84 | Charlize Theron | $2,687,672,953 | 34 | $79,049,205 |
| 85 | Jon Favreau | $2,666,754,050 | 6 | $444,459,008 |
| 86 | Adam Driver | $2,653,834,319 | 23 | $115,384,101 |
| 87 | Owen Wilson | $2,647,154,383 | 38 | $69,661,957 |
| 88 | Daisy Ridley | $2,642,901,440 | 16 | $165,181,340 |
| 89 | George Clooney | $2,641,768,568 | 38 | $69,520,225 |
| 90 | John Boyega | $2,622,278,845 | 15 | $174,818,590 |
| 91 | Javier Bardem | $2,592,208,548 | 24 | $108,008,690 |
| 92 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,580,500,959 | 11 | $234,590,996 |
| 93 | Paul Walker | $2,580,406,613 | 16 | $161,275,413 |
| 94 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,577,000,934 | 47 | $54,829,807 |
| 95 | Angelina Jolie | $2,574,480,760 | 24 | $107,270,032 |
| 96 | John Leguizamo | $2,562,182,805 | 24 | $106,757,617 |
| 97 | Morgan Freeman | $2,550,852,422 | 50 | $51,017,048 |
| 98 | Robert De Niro | $2,547,518,155 | 81 | $31,450,841 |
| 99 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,542,645,850 | 32 | $79,457,683 |
| 100 | Zendaya | $2,490,465,835 | 12 | $207,538,820 |
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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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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
