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 56 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 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 ($488,513,692 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($402,800,000 in 2017), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004) |
2
Zoe Saldaña
| 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 ($1,634,092,522 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 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), 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 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,859,130,922 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,342,759 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,017,657,016 in 2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($890,603,542 in 2018), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($784,291,945 in 2023), Jurassic World: Dominion ($627,153,512 in 2022), 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), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,941,046,836 | 87 | $125,759,159 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldaña | $9,627,641,109 | 39 | $246,862,593 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $9,491,914,271 | 33 | $287,633,766 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $9,149,188,053 | 42 | $217,837,811 |
| 5 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,882,489,065 | 44 | $201,874,751 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $8,842,863,263 | 32 | $276,339,477 |
| 7 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,453,591,785 | 56 | $150,956,996 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $7,910,710,029 | 29 | $272,783,104 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,385,015,877 | 28 | $263,750,567 |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,302,776,357 | 40 | $182,569,409 |
| 11 | Tom Cruise | $7,265,748,541 | 43 | $168,970,896 |
| 12 | Idris Elba | $7,183,214,850 | 44 | $163,254,883 |
| 13 | Tom Holland | $7,069,665,868 | 23 | $307,376,777 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $7,029,830,174 | 43 | $163,484,423 |
| 15 | Don Cheadle | $7,004,805,557 | 27 | $259,437,243 |
| 16 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,997,539,618 | 33 | $212,046,655 |
| 17 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,914,610,025 | 31 | $223,051,936 |
| 18 | Alan Rickman | $6,825,981,715 | 23 | $296,781,814 |
| 19 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,751,693,783 | 47 | $143,653,059 |
| 20 | Johnny Depp | $6,670,192,007 | 59 | $113,054,102 |
| 21 | Emma Watson | $6,498,299,122 | 18 | $361,016,618 |
| 22 | Paul Bettany | $6,433,539,946 | 25 | $257,341,598 |
| 23 | Cate Blanchett | $6,429,848,900 | 46 | $139,779,324 |
| 24 | Chris Evans | $6,381,884,151 | 31 | $205,867,231 |
| 25 | Karen Gillan | $6,284,322,441 | 29 | $216,700,774 |
| 26 | Anthony Mackie | $6,189,131,159 | 45 | $137,536,248 |
| 27 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,070,795,934 | 34 | $178,552,822 |
| 28 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,000,739,543 | 16 | $375,046,221 |
| 29 | Josh Brolin | $5,872,601,591 | 36 | $163,127,822 |
| 30 | Will Smith | $5,868,548,851 | 40 | $146,713,721 |
| 31 | Benedict Wong | $5,838,300,212 | 14 | $417,021,444 |
| 32 | Jon Favreau | $5,800,508,109 | 17 | $341,206,359 |
| 33 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,775,025,607 | 26 | $222,116,370 |
| 34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,666,104,197 | 67 | $84,568,719 |
| 35 | Orlando Bloom | $5,609,212,221 | 29 | $193,421,111 |
| 36 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,599,319,428 | 44 | $127,257,260 |
| 37 | Jason Statham | $5,534,161,788 | 35 | $158,118,908 |
| 38 | Stanley Tucci | $5,497,708,689 | 54 | $101,809,420 |
| 39 | Willem Dafoe | $5,496,962,459 | 70 | $78,528,035 |
| 40 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,487,712,924 | 24 | $228,654,705 |
| 41 | Sebastian Stan | $5,343,780,189 | 30 | $178,126,006 |
| 42 | Rupert Grint | $5,327,980,208 | 16 | $332,998,763 |
| 43 | Jeremy Renner | $5,307,463,392 | 24 | $221,144,308 |
| 44 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,264,787,829 | 28 | $188,028,137 |
| 45 | Tom Hanks | $5,243,767,049 | 63 | $83,234,398 |
| 46 | Alan Tudyk | $5,242,274,555 | 25 | $209,690,982 |
| 47 | Ian McKellen | $5,214,405,734 | 23 | $226,713,293 |
| 48 | Harrison Ford | $5,177,418,190 | 39 | $132,754,313 |
| 49 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,743,154 | 41 | $124,383,979 |
| 50 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,067,067,248 | 40 | $126,676,681 |
| 51 | Tom Hiddleston | $5,041,617,967 | 18 | $280,089,887 |
| 52 | Hugo Weaving | $5,039,640,356 | 27 | $186,653,347 |
| 53 | Brad Pitt | $5,038,521,390 | 53 | $95,066,441 |
| 54 | Pom Klementieff | $5,006,632,547 | 11 | $455,148,413 |
| 55 | Sam Worthington | $4,976,146,157 | 39 | $127,593,491 |
| 56 | Jack Black | $4,930,885,465 | 37 | $133,267,175 |
| 57 | Steve Carell | $4,908,119,419 | 37 | $132,651,876 |
| 58 | Gary Oldman | $4,904,786,321 | 36 | $136,244,064 |
| 59 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,902,456,992 | 22 | $222,838,954 |
| 60 | Julie Walters | $4,887,547,625 | 20 | $244,377,381 |
| 61 | Simon Pegg | $4,822,590,419 | 32 | $150,705,951 |
| 62 | Matt Damon | $4,774,735,547 | 53 | $90,089,350 |
| 63 | Kristen Wiig | $4,744,753,300 | 34 | $139,551,568 |
| 64 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,734,478,421 | 12 | $394,539,868 |
| 65 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,726,880,334 | 36 | $131,302,232 |
| 66 | Liam Neeson | $4,693,353,198 | 66 | $71,111,412 |
| 67 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,637,388,322 | 31 | $149,593,172 |
| 68 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,627,814,779 | 33 | $140,236,811 |
| 69 | Hugh Jackman | $4,619,061,842 | 38 | $121,554,259 |
| 70 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,525,990,314 | 15 | $301,732,688 |
| 71 | J.K. Simmons | $4,516,146,690 | 60 | $75,269,112 |
| 72 | Michael Gambon | $4,515,176,645 | 17 | $265,598,626 |
| 73 | Paul Rudd | $4,492,737,664 | 41 | $109,578,967 |
| 74 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,486,154,498 | 35 | $128,175,843 |
| 75 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,483,072,999 | 38 | $117,975,605 |
| 76 | Timothy Spall | $4,467,761,878 | 34 | $131,404,761 |
| 77 | Woody Harrelson | $4,340,330,838 | 64 | $67,817,669 |
| 78 | Emma Thompson | $4,320,403,075 | 40 | $108,010,077 |
| 79 | Tom Felton | $4,311,809,897 | 23 | $187,469,996 |
| 80 | Danai Gurira | $4,280,726,097 | 8 | $535,090,762 |
| 81 | Antonio Banderas | $4,279,637,039 | 52 | $82,300,712 |
| 82 | Kate Winslet | $4,259,280,432 | 34 | $125,272,954 |
| 83 | Bruce Willis | $4,249,980,584 | 82 | $51,829,032 |
| 84 | Naomie Harris | $4,212,618,711 | 21 | $200,600,891 |
| 85 | Stephen Lang | $4,188,062,490 | 38 | $110,212,171 |
| 86 | Oscar Isaac | $4,171,377,850 | 37 | $112,739,942 |
| 87 | Maggie Smith | $4,152,714,961 | 34 | $122,138,675 |
| 88 | Seth Rogen | $4,147,349,512 | 36 | $115,204,153 |
| 89 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,048,966,253 | 17 | $238,174,485 |
| 90 | Cameron Diaz | $4,048,070,034 | 34 | $119,060,883 |
| 91 | John Ratzenberger | $3,982,693,376 | 20 | $199,134,669 |
| 92 | Letitia Wright | $3,960,423,133 | 12 | $330,035,261 |
| 93 | Charlize Theron | $3,959,381,289 | 41 | $96,570,275 |
| 94 | Michael Caine | $3,943,805,941 | 48 | $82,162,624 |
| 95 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,933,717,098 | 46 | $85,515,589 |
| 96 | Alfred Molina | $3,883,491,842 | 31 | $125,273,930 |
| 97 | Kurt Russell | $3,871,960,300 | 32 | $120,998,759 |
| 98 | Christopher Lee | $3,865,824,780 | 28 | $138,065,171 |
| 99 | Brie Larson | $3,833,240,519 | 22 | $174,238,205 |
| 100 | Jude Law | $3,809,722,348 | 44 | $86,584,599 |
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 Saldaña: 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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