Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Creative Types > Worldwide Leading Super Hero Stars
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Science Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Fantasy Stars - Worldwide Leading Dramatization Stars - Worldwide Leading Factual Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Super Hero 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
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 ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($1,214,630,956 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,852,749 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Iron Man ($584,877,827 in 2008) |
2
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 56 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359 in 2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1,132,298,674 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($1,129,576,094 in 2019), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), The Incredibles ($631,441,092 in 2004), Unbreakable ($248,099,143 in 2000), The Marvels ($199,706,250 in 2023) |
3
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 ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), The Avengers ($1,515,100,211 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,395,316,979 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Black Widow ($379,751,131 in 2021) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,127,698,373 | 9 | $1,347,522,041 |
| 2 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,926,249,613 | 10 | $1,092,624,961 |
| 3 | Scarlett Johansson | $10,543,489,861 | 8 | $1,317,936,233 |
| 4 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,381,620,859 | 8 | $1,297,702,607 |
| 5 | Chris Evans | $10,202,632,808 | 8 | $1,275,329,101 |
| 6 | Tom Holland | $8,698,221,685 | 6 | $1,449,703,614 |
| 7 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,526,763,644 | 5 | $1,705,352,729 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,265,305,227 | 5 | $1,653,061,045 |
| 9 | Don Cheadle | $7,753,550,607 | 5 | $1,550,710,121 |
| 10 | Sebastian Stan | $7,384,734,927 | 6 | $1,230,789,155 |
| 11 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,251,920,344 | 4 | $1,812,980,086 |
| 12 | Chris Pratt | $7,251,389,811 | 6 | $1,208,564,969 |
| 13 | Bradley Cooper | $7,251,389,811 | 5 | $1,450,277,962 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $7,251,389,811 | 6 | $1,208,564,969 |
| 15 | Zoe Saldana | $7,251,389,811 | 5 | $1,450,277,962 |
| 16 | Danai Gurira | $6,959,229,594 | 4 | $1,739,807,399 |
| 17 | Letitia Wright | $6,959,229,594 | 4 | $1,739,807,399 |
| 18 | Jeremy Renner | $6,779,820,698 | 4 | $1,694,955,175 |
| 19 | Pom Klementieff | $6,480,507,416 | 4 | $1,620,126,854 |
| 20 | Karen Gillan | $6,480,507,416 | 5 | $1,296,101,483 |
| 21 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,394,431,836 | 4 | $1,598,607,959 |
| 22 | Benedict Wong | $6,394,431,836 | 4 | $1,598,607,959 |
| 23 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,177,016,045 | 5 | $1,235,403,209 |
| 24 | Paul Bettany | $5,917,763,262 | 3 | $1,972,587,754 |
| 25 | Josh Brolin | $5,552,226,046 | 3 | $1,850,742,015 |
| 26 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $5,138,169,094 | 4 | $1,284,542,274 |
| 27 | Hugh Jackman | $4,653,900,993 | 8 | $581,737,624 |
| 28 | Vin Diesel | $4,571,048,943 | 5 | $914,209,789 |
| 29 | Paul Rudd | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 30 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 31 | Anthony Mackie | $4,283,043,529 | 3 | $1,427,681,176 |
| 32 | Brie Larson | $4,046,786,266 | 3 | $1,348,928,755 |
| 33 | Jon Favreau | $3,596,356,671 | 2 | $1,798,178,336 |
| 34 | Christian Bale | $3,210,012,786 | 4 | $802,503,197 |
| 35 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,125,916,901 | 4 | $781,479,225 |
| 36 | Terry Notary | $2,717,503,922 | 1 | $2,717,503,922 |
| 37 | Gal Gadot | $2,528,248,933 | 4 | $632,062,233 |
| 38 | Tobey Maguire | $2,514,477,862 | 3 | $838,159,287 |
| 39 | Jason Momoa | $2,250,367,328 | 3 | $750,122,443 |
| 40 | Henry Cavill | $2,203,684,007 | 3 | $734,561,336 |
| 41 | Martin Freeman | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 42 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 43 | Angela Bassett | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 44 | Idris Elba | $2,113,129,337 | 5 | $422,625,867 |
| 45 | Zendaya | $2,011,151,423 | 2 | $1,005,575,712 |
| 46 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,944,411,912 | 3 | $648,137,304 |
| 47 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 48 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 49 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,892,165,521 | 4 | $473,041,380 |
| 50 | James McAvoy | $1,892,165,521 | 4 | $473,041,380 |
| 51 | Michael Fassbender | $1,892,165,521 | 4 | $473,041,380 |
| 52 | Sarah Vowell | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 53 | Holly Hunter | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 54 | Craig T. Nelson | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 55 | Natalie Portman | $1,854,857,215 | 3 | $618,285,738 |
| 56 | Tom Hardy | $1,832,120,911 | 3 | $610,706,970 |
| 57 | Ben Affleck | $1,718,467,007 | 3 | $572,822,336 |
| 58 | Rachel McAdams | $1,628,568,160 | 2 | $814,284,080 |
| 59 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,628,568,160 | 2 | $814,284,080 |
| 60 | Michael Douglas | $1,618,076,289 | 3 | $539,358,763 |
| 61 | Tessa Thompson | $1,611,410,859 | 2 | $805,705,430 |
| 62 | Patrick Wilson | $1,589,043,033 | 2 | $794,521,517 |
| 63 | Gemma Chan | $1,531,307,853 | 2 | $765,653,927 |
| 64 | Michael B. Jordan | $1,502,006,269 | 2 | $751,003,135 |
| 65 | Nicole Kidman | $1,485,550,752 | 2 | $742,775,376 |
| 66 | Andrew Garfield | $1,468,249,570 | 2 | $734,124,785 |
| 67 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,455,328,407 | 2 | $727,664,204 |
| 68 | James Spader | $1,395,316,979 | 1 | $1,395,316,979 |
| 69 | Will Smith | $1,373,434,326 | 2 | $686,717,163 |
| 70 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,366,187,901 | 3 | $455,395,967 |
| 71 | Forest Whitaker | $1,334,157,082 | 1 | $1,334,157,082 |
| 72 | Daniel Kaluuya | $1,334,157,082 | 1 | $1,334,157,082 |
| 73 | Andy Serkis | $1,334,157,082 | 1 | $1,334,157,082 |
| 74 | Guy Pearce | $1,251,794,010 | 2 | $625,897,005 |
| 75 | Huck Milner | $1,242,805,359 | 1 | $1,242,805,359 |
| 76 | Ben Kingsley | $1,214,630,956 | 1 | $1,214,630,956 |
| 77 | Willem Dafoe | $1,148,861,807 | 1 | $1,148,861,807 |
| 78 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | $1,148,861,807 | 1 | $1,148,861,807 |
| 79 | Amber Heard | $1,148,861,807 | 1 | $1,148,861,807 |
| 80 | Dolph Lundgren | $1,148,861,807 | 1 | $1,148,861,807 |
| 81 | Michael Keaton | $1,145,822,810 | 2 | $572,911,405 |
| 82 | Michael Peña | $1,142,003,109 | 2 | $571,001,555 |
| 83 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,132,298,674 | 1 | $1,132,298,674 |
| 84 | Djimon Hounsou | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 85 | Lashana Lynch | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 86 | Lee Pace | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 87 | Clark Gregg | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 88 | Annette Bening | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 89 | Ben Mendelsohn | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 90 | Margot Robbie | $1,123,275,940 | 3 | $374,425,313 |
| 91 | Shameik Moore | $1,054,945,482 | 2 | $527,472,741 |
| 92 | Hailee Steinfeld | $1,054,945,482 | 2 | $527,472,741 |
| 93 | Heath Ledger | $1,010,086,005 | 1 | $1,010,086,005 |
| 94 | Hannah John-Kamen | $1,005,144,660 | 2 | $502,572,330 |
| 95 | Chris Pine | $992,564,444 | 2 | $496,282,222 |
| 96 | Colin Farrell | $955,295,421 | 2 | $477,647,711 |
| 97 | Xochitl Gomez | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
| 98 | Michael Stuhlbarg | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
| 99 | Kurt Russell | $952,197,322 | 2 | $476,098,661 |
| 100 | Ezra Miller | $932,791,802 | 2 | $466,395,901 |
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
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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