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Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Worldwide 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 live action acting role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies are excluded from the calculations in this chart, as are voice-only roles in live action films, and cameos.
1
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 54 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,227,744 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace ($558,938,785 in 1999), 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) |
2
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), Oppenheimer ($647,105,665 in 2023), 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) |
3
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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $12,356,944,095 | 115 | $107,451,688 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $9,720,387,623 | 66 | $147,278,600 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $9,713,029,652 | 45 | $215,845,103 |
| 4 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $9,101,065,784 | 40 | $227,526,645 |
| 5 | Warwick Davis | $8,817,993,803 | 22 | $400,817,900 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $8,576,160,701 | 30 | $285,872,023 |
| 7 | Chris Pratt | $8,380,563,595 | 32 | $261,892,612 |
| 8 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,361,228,261 | 48 | $174,192,255 |
| 9 | Andy Serkis | $8,360,731,720 | 32 | $261,272,866 |
| 10 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,144,197,286 | 42 | $193,909,459 |
| 11 | Paul Bettany | $7,743,420,128 | 32 | $241,981,879 |
| 12 | Jeremy Renner | $7,633,552,790 | 32 | $238,548,525 |
| 13 | Don Cheadle | $7,559,993,518 | 47 | $160,850,926 |
| 14 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,518,930,353 | 34 | $221,145,010 |
| 15 | Jon Favreau | $7,468,560,865 | 35 | $213,387,453 |
| 16 | Tom Cruise | $7,319,049,392 | 47 | $155,724,455 |
| 17 | Chris Evans | $7,288,124,485 | 37 | $196,976,337 |
| 18 | Mark Ruffalo | $7,237,990,101 | 48 | $150,791,460 |
| 19 | Stellan Skarsgård | $7,121,877,731 | 59 | $120,709,792 |
| 20 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $7,063,478,904 | 46 | $153,553,889 |
| 21 | Vin Diesel | $7,031,708,082 | 29 | $242,472,692 |
| 22 | Benedict Wong | $6,937,405,534 | 22 | $315,336,615 |
| 23 | Tom Holland | $6,883,625,081 | 17 | $404,919,122 |
| 24 | Dave Bautista | $6,818,716,511 | 33 | $206,627,773 |
| 25 | Cate Blanchett | $6,798,157,737 | 52 | $130,733,803 |
| 26 | Gary Oldman | $6,709,924,500 | 56 | $119,820,080 |
| 27 | Tyrese Gibson | $6,649,939,993 | 33 | $201,513,333 |
| 28 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,624,146,132 | 53 | $124,983,889 |
| 29 | Johnny Depp | $6,566,048,074 | 60 | $109,434,135 |
| 30 | Emma Watson | $6,446,705,906 | 17 | $379,217,994 |
| 31 | Julie Walters | $6,437,393,986 | 28 | $229,906,928 |
| 32 | Anthony Mackie | $6,418,780,413 | 55 | $116,705,098 |
| 33 | Orlando Bloom | $6,364,195,384 | 31 | $205,296,625 |
| 34 | Karen Gillan | $6,274,645,524 | 25 | $250,985,821 |
| 35 | Idris Elba | $6,249,735,185 | 45 | $138,883,004 |
| 36 | Helena Bonham Carter | $6,239,291,797 | 44 | $141,802,086 |
| 37 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,198,626,508 | 34 | $182,312,544 |
| 38 | Paul Rudd | $6,182,291,657 | 53 | $116,647,012 |
| 39 | Alan Rickman | $6,165,620,577 | 34 | $181,341,782 |
| 40 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,049,550,699 | 20 | $302,477,535 |
| 41 | Josh Brolin | $5,981,885,676 | 46 | $130,040,993 |
| 42 | Luke Evans | $5,848,765,647 | 30 | $194,958,855 |
| 43 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,844,589,214 | 22 | $265,663,146 |
| 44 | Marisa Tomei | $5,837,005,599 | 59 | $98,932,298 |
| 45 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,746,074,023 | 25 | $229,842,961 |
| 46 | Jason Statham | $5,733,633,825 | 44 | $130,309,860 |
| 47 | Jacob Batalon | $5,703,170,564 | 12 | $475,264,214 |
| 48 | Ian McKellen | $5,694,804,089 | 34 | $167,494,238 |
| 49 | Tom Felton | $5,621,332,765 | 27 | $208,197,510 |
| 50 | Simon Pegg | $5,580,176,856 | 37 | $150,815,591 |
| 51 | Willem Dafoe | $5,550,635,810 | 101 | $54,956,790 |
| 52 | Will Smith | $5,544,362,905 | 37 | $149,847,646 |
| 53 | Maggie Smith | $5,475,044,418 | 48 | $114,063,425 |
| 54 | J.K. Simmons | $5,456,465,731 | 84 | $64,957,925 |
| 55 | Matthew Lewis | $5,387,095,719 | 11 | $489,735,974 |
| 56 | Natalie Portman | $5,360,107,106 | 48 | $111,668,898 |
| 57 | Geraldine Somerville | $5,328,008,238 | 12 | $444,000,687 |
| 58 | Josh Herdman | $5,288,467,913 | 9 | $587,607,546 |
| 59 | William Hurt | $5,286,920,850 | 62 | $85,272,917 |
| 60 | Morgan Freeman | $5,259,169,245 | 91 | $57,793,069 |
| 61 | Rupert Grint | $5,258,791,173 | 15 | $350,586,078 |
| 62 | James Phelps | $5,246,522,511 | 9 | $582,946,946 |
| 63 | Oliver Phelps | $5,246,522,511 | 9 | $582,946,946 |
| 64 | Bonnie Wright | $5,234,082,529 | 9 | $581,564,725 |
| 65 | Devon Murray | $5,234,082,529 | 10 | $523,408,253 |
| 66 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,222,815,251 | 59 | $88,522,292 |
| 67 | Giovanni Ribisi | $5,209,132,492 | 46 | $113,242,011 |
| 68 | Sebastian Stan | $5,181,331,492 | 29 | $178,666,603 |
| 69 | Hugo Weaving | $5,150,284,047 | 32 | $160,946,376 |
| 70 | Woody Harrelson | $5,140,335,804 | 83 | $61,931,757 |
| 71 | Michael Gambon | $5,110,614,972 | 45 | $113,569,222 |
| 72 | Mark Williams | $5,072,435,766 | 14 | $362,316,840 |
| 73 | Domhnall Gleeson | $5,044,890,880 | 25 | $201,795,635 |
| 74 | Pom Klementieff | $5,038,699,399 | 12 | $419,891,617 |
| 75 | Sam Worthington | $4,983,488,892 | 41 | $121,548,510 |
| 76 | Letitia Wright | $4,902,112,742 | 15 | $326,807,516 |
| 77 | Judi Dench | $4,860,075,876 | 48 | $101,251,581 |
| 78 | Djimon Hounsou | $4,835,946,904 | 40 | $120,898,673 |
| 79 | Harrison Ford | $4,826,724,122 | 48 | $100,556,753 |
| 80 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,765,418,793 | 12 | $397,118,233 |
| 81 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,757,676,889 | 55 | $86,503,216 |
| 82 | Brad Pitt | $4,745,674,193 | 52 | $91,262,965 |
| 83 | Toby Jones | $4,733,984,271 | 54 | $87,666,375 |
| 84 | Hayley Atwell | $4,727,969,502 | 17 | $278,115,853 |
| 85 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $4,723,996,357 | 20 | $236,199,818 |
| 86 | Gal Gadot | $4,714,349,828 | 20 | $235,717,491 |
| 87 | Jim Broadbent | $4,709,621,783 | 64 | $73,587,840 |
| 88 | David Bradley | $4,701,192,645 | 21 | $223,866,316 |
| 89 | Adrian Rawlins | $4,679,815,983 | 16 | $292,488,499 |
| 90 | Liam Neeson | $4,676,360,590 | 85 | $55,016,007 |
| 91 | Hugh Jackman | $4,675,657,373 | 36 | $129,879,371 |
| 92 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,459,265 | 34 | $136,895,861 |
| 93 | Timothy Spall | $4,647,201,577 | 51 | $91,121,600 |
| 94 | Matt Damon | $4,625,152,162 | 61 | $75,822,167 |
| 95 | Stanley Tucci | $4,610,157,438 | 78 | $59,104,583 |
| 96 | Matt Gerald | $4,596,851,920 | 12 | $383,070,993 |
| 97 | Alfie Enoch | $4,588,454,449 | 8 | $573,556,806 |
| 98 | Jason Isaacs | $4,573,278,938 | 50 | $91,465,579 |
| 99 | Michael Caine | $4,519,882,579 | 78 | $57,947,213 |
| 100 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,482,419,893 | 13 | $344,801,530 |
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
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
