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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 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.
| 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 ($1,369,342,759 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), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Iron Man ($266,273,701 in 2008) |
| Best known as a Leading Actor 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 ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Thor: Ragnarok ($535,424,489 in 2017), Thor: The Dark World ($438,240,376 in 2013), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022), Thor ($268,295,994 in 2011), Men in Black: International ($174,308,196 in 2019), Extraction 2 ($0 in 2023) |
| 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 ($1,369,342,759 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), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Black Widow ($196,099,476 in 2021), Ghost in the Shell ($127,347,133 in 2017) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $7,725,249,546 | 9 | $858,361,061 |
| 2 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,890,467,399 | 10 | $689,046,740 |
| 3 | Scarlett Johansson | $6,887,166,928 | 9 | $765,240,770 |
| 4 | Chris Evans | $6,691,006,820 | 10 | $669,100,682 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $5,983,458,304 | 8 | $747,932,288 |
| 6 | Tom Holland | $5,620,076,687 | 6 | $936,679,448 |
| 7 | Mark Ruffalo | $5,591,951,582 | 5 | $1,118,390,316 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,449,493,408 | 5 | $1,089,898,682 |
| 9 | Don Cheadle | $5,086,650,660 | 5 | $1,017,330,132 |
| 10 | Sebastian Stan | $4,827,821,157 | 7 | $689,688,737 |
| 11 | Chris Pratt | $4,794,961,674 | 9 | $532,773,519 |
| 12 | Zoe Saldaña | $4,638,005,288 | 7 | $662,572,184 |
| 13 | Dave Bautista | $4,632,499,944 | 7 | $661,785,706 |
| 14 | Bradley Cooper | $4,631,476,788 | 5 | $926,295,358 |
| 15 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,606,386,434 | 4 | $1,151,596,609 |
| 16 | Jeremy Renner | $4,430,999,571 | 5 | $886,199,914 |
| 17 | Letitia Wright | $4,267,950,973 | 4 | $1,066,987,743 |
| 18 | Danai Gurira | $4,267,950,973 | 4 | $1,066,987,743 |
| 19 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $4,213,068,314 | 4 | $1,053,267,079 |
| 20 | Benedict Wong | $4,213,068,314 | 4 | $1,053,267,079 |
| 21 | Karen Gillan | $4,194,308,505 | 5 | $838,861,701 |
| 22 | Pom Klementieff | $4,194,308,505 | 4 | $1,048,577,126 |
| 23 | Paul Bettany | $4,027,306,318 | 4 | $1,006,826,580 |
| 24 | Tom Hiddleston | $3,992,834,082 | 5 | $798,566,816 |
| 25 | Josh Brolin | $3,734,640,453 | 6 | $622,440,076 |
| 26 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,239,766,365 | 4 | $809,941,591 |
| 27 | Paul Rudd | $2,865,849,399 | 4 | $716,462,350 |
| 28 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,865,849,399 | 4 | $716,462,350 |
| 29 | Anthony Mackie | $2,816,086,179 | 3 | $938,695,393 |
| 30 | Vin Diesel | $2,799,487,133 | 5 | $559,897,427 |
| 31 | Brie Larson | $2,683,513,779 | 3 | $894,504,593 |
| 32 | Jon Favreau | $2,403,402,695 | 2 | $1,201,701,348 |
| 33 | Terry Notary | $1,859,130,922 | 1 | $1,859,130,922 |
| 34 | Christian Bale | $1,676,647,359 | 4 | $419,161,840 |
| 35 | Jason Momoa | $1,574,908,140 | 5 | $314,981,628 |
| 36 | Gal Gadot | $1,509,500,000 | 4 | $377,375,000 |
| 37 | Will Smith | $1,487,741,631 | 4 | $371,935,408 |
| 38 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,410,054,934 | 5 | $282,010,987 |
| 39 | Tobey Maguire | $1,397,502,598 | 3 | $465,834,199 |
| 40 | Idris Elba | $1,361,133,267 | 5 | $272,226,653 |
| 41 | Henry Cavill | $1,353,254,000 | 4 | $338,313,500 |
| 42 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,330,205,654 | 4 | $332,551,414 |
| 43 | James McAvoy | $1,317,944,207 | 4 | $329,486,052 |
| 44 | Zendaya | $1,285,207,955 | 2 | $642,603,978 |
| 45 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,190,256,345 | 5 | $238,051,269 |
| 46 | Natalie Portman | $1,183,910,748 | 4 | $295,977,687 |
| 47 | Patrick Wilson | $1,129,500,000 | 2 | $564,750,000 |
| 48 | Tessa Thompson | $1,127,403,936 | 3 | $375,801,312 |
| 49 | Michael Fassbender | $1,110,036,298 | 3 | $370,012,099 |
| 50 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,110,036,298 | 3 | $370,012,099 |
| 51 | Michael Douglas | $1,081,560,552 | 4 | $270,390,138 |
| 52 | Hugh Jackman | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 53 | Patrick Stewart | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 54 | Ian McKellen | $1,069,811,311 | 4 | $267,452,828 |
| 55 | Ben Affleck | $1,056,539,000 | 3 | $352,179,667 |
| 56 | Martin Freeman | $1,039,477,292 | 2 | $519,738,646 |
| 57 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,039,477,292 | 2 | $519,738,646 |
| 58 | Angela Bassett | $1,039,477,292 | 2 | $519,738,646 |
| 59 | Andrew Garfield | $1,002,002,007 | 2 | $501,001,004 |
| 60 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $984,594,633 | 3 | $328,198,211 |
| 61 | Rachel McAdams | $984,594,633 | 2 | $492,297,317 |
| 62 | Nicole Kidman | $966,298,032 | 2 | $483,149,016 |
| 63 | Gemma Chan | $939,607,750 | 2 | $469,803,875 |
| 64 | James Spader | $936,311,111 | 1 | $936,311,111 |
| 65 | Andy Serkis | $930,499,636 | 2 | $465,249,818 |
| 66 | Joaquin Phoenix | $892,500,000 | 2 | $446,250,000 |
| 67 | Guy Pearce | $832,779,951 | 2 | $416,389,976 |
| 68 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | $813,800,000 | 1 | $813,800,000 |
| 69 | Amber Heard | $813,800,000 | 1 | $813,800,000 |
| 70 | Dolph Lundgren | $813,800,000 | 1 | $813,800,000 |
| 71 | Willem Dafoe | $813,800,000 | 1 | $813,800,000 |
| 72 | Ben Kingsley | $805,638,684 | 1 | $805,638,684 |
| 73 | Djimon Hounsou | $786,695,182 | 2 | $393,347,591 |
| 74 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $772,052,847 | 3 | $257,350,949 |
| 75 | Michael B. Jordan | $745,829,155 | 2 | $372,914,578 |
| 76 | Michael Peña | $745,152,206 | 2 | $372,576,103 |
| 77 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $740,936,182 | 1 | $740,936,182 |
| 78 | Lashana Lynch | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 79 | Lee Pace | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 80 | Clark Gregg | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 81 | Annette Bening | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 82 | Ben Mendelsohn | $702,746,255 | 1 | $702,746,255 |
| 83 | Jonathan Winters | $698,664,904 | 2 | $349,332,452 |
| 84 | Katy Perry | $698,664,904 | 2 | $349,332,452 |
| 85 | Margot Robbie | $658,200,000 | 3 | $219,400,000 |
| 86 | Michael Keaton | $648,262,429 | 2 | $324,131,215 |
| 87 | Forest Whitaker | $634,097,516 | 1 | $634,097,516 |
| 88 | Daniel Kaluuya | $634,097,516 | 1 | $634,097,516 |
| 89 | Cara Delevingne | $598,718,986 | 2 | $299,359,493 |
| 90 | Hannah John-Kamen | $598,657,957 | 2 | $299,328,979 |
| 91 | Ezra Miller | $595,600,000 | 2 | $297,800,000 |
| 92 | Mark Strong | $584,868,858 | 2 | $292,434,429 |
| 93 | Colin Firth | $584,868,858 | 4 | $146,217,215 |
| 94 | Taron Egerton | $584,868,858 | 2 | $292,434,429 |
| 95 | Minami Takayama | $576,685,722 | 8 | $72,085,715 |
| 96 | Bruce Willis | $575,089,947 | 6 | $95,848,325 |
| 97 | Abby Trott | $569,183,272 | 3 | $189,727,757 |
| 98 | Natsuki Hanae | $569,183,272 | 3 | $189,727,757 |
| 99 | Kurt Russell | $568,829,592 | 2 | $284,414,796 |
| 100 | Akari Kitō | $567,846,014 | 2 | $283,923,007 |
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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons