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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Action Stars - International Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Action 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
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,717,503,922 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,555,777 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), The Losers ($29,863,840 in 2010), Avatar: Fire and Ash ($0 in 2025) |
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 ($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), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($535,663,443 in 2011), Air America ($32,914,515 in 1990) |
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), Lucy ($457,507,776 in 2014), Jurassic World Rebirth ($397,838,734 in 2025), Black Widow ($379,751,131 in 2021) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Saldana | $12,525,209,958 | 9 | $1,391,689,995 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,111,398,504 | 10 | $1,211,139,850 |
| 3 | Scarlett Johansson | $11,722,262,569 | 12 | $976,855,214 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $11,591,172,292 | 21 | $551,960,585 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $11,252,865,346 | 12 | $937,738,779 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,769,421,857 | 14 | $769,244,418 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $10,418,497,407 | 11 | $947,136,128 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,697,356,301 | 17 | $570,432,724 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $9,538,278,939 | 21 | $454,203,759 |
| 10 | Tom Holland | $8,725,293,854 | 8 | $1,090,661,732 |
| 11 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,526,763,644 | 5 | $1,705,352,729 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $8,449,221,370 | 17 | $497,013,022 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,265,305,227 | 5 | $1,653,061,045 |
| 14 | Don Cheadle | $7,791,879,721 | 6 | $1,298,646,620 |
| 15 | Jeremy Renner | $7,689,483,644 | 6 | $1,281,580,607 |
| 16 | Josh Brolin | $7,589,418,104 | 11 | $689,947,100 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $7,428,630,982 | 6 | $1,238,105,164 |
| 18 | Sebastian Stan | $7,384,749,851 | 6 | $1,230,791,642 |
| 19 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,251,920,344 | 4 | $1,812,980,086 |
| 20 | Danai Gurira | $6,959,229,594 | 4 | $1,739,807,399 |
| 21 | Letitia Wright | $6,959,229,594 | 4 | $1,739,807,399 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $6,481,366,987 | 7 | $925,909,570 |
| 23 | Pom Klementieff | $6,480,507,416 | 4 | $1,620,126,854 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,394,431,836 | 4 | $1,598,607,959 |
| 25 | Benedict Wong | $6,394,431,836 | 4 | $1,598,607,959 |
| 26 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,177,016,045 | 5 | $1,235,403,209 |
| 27 | Paul Bettany | $5,917,763,262 | 3 | $1,972,587,754 |
| 28 | Sam Worthington | $5,755,616,238 | 7 | $822,230,891 |
| 29 | Jason Statham | $5,607,850,708 | 31 | $180,898,410 |
| 30 | Hugh Jackman | $5,470,014,349 | 12 | $455,834,529 |
| 31 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,469,150,546 | 16 | $341,821,909 |
| 32 | Will Smith | $5,314,100,896 | 14 | $379,578,635 |
| 33 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,590,652,176 | 4 | $1,147,663,044 |
| 34 | Brie Larson | $4,565,248,869 | 4 | $1,141,312,217 |
| 35 | Anthony Mackie | $4,471,746,327 | 8 | $558,968,291 |
| 36 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,459,295,103 | 9 | $495,477,234 |
| 37 | Paul Rudd | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 38 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 39 | Daniel Craig | $4,110,684,714 | 6 | $685,114,119 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,982,883,985 | 7 | $568,983,426 |
| 41 | Paul Walker | $3,755,388,497 | 8 | $469,423,562 |
| 42 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,711,661,241 | 10 | $371,166,124 |
| 43 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,705,008,221 | 26 | $142,500,316 |
| 44 | Christian Bale | $3,676,263,820 | 9 | $408,473,758 |
| 45 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,653,558,414 | 34 | $107,457,600 |
| 46 | Jon Favreau | $3,596,356,671 | 2 | $1,798,178,336 |
| 47 | Keanu Reeves | $3,585,052,527 | 16 | $224,065,783 |
| 48 | Jason Momoa | $3,480,346,335 | 9 | $386,705,148 |
| 49 | Henry Cavill | $3,435,138,375 | 10 | $343,513,838 |
| 50 | Idris Elba | $3,323,612,474 | 9 | $369,290,275 |
| 51 | Bruce Willis | $3,316,562,027 | 51 | $65,030,628 |
| 52 | Zendaya | $3,156,210,279 | 6 | $526,035,047 |
| 53 | Angela Bassett | $2,980,851,672 | 4 | $745,212,918 |
| 54 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,881,939,106 | 10 | $288,193,911 |
| 55 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,860,104,241 | 10 | $286,010,424 |
| 56 | Jordana Brewster | $2,788,841,831 | 5 | $557,768,366 |
| 57 | Terry Notary | $2,717,503,922 | 1 | $2,717,503,922 |
| 58 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,669,896,341 | 5 | $533,979,268 |
| 59 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,622,744,514 | 4 | $655,686,129 |
| 60 | Gal Gadot | $2,567,193,833 | 7 | $366,741,976 |
| 61 | Charlize Theron | $2,526,271,826 | 9 | $280,696,870 |
| 62 | Michael Fassbender | $2,458,813,974 | 10 | $245,881,397 |
| 63 | Jackie Chan | $2,439,108,740 | 31 | $78,680,927 |
| 64 | Brad Pitt | $2,415,399,564 | 8 | $301,924,946 |
| 65 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,554,122 | 3 | $802,851,374 |
| 66 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,405,378,604 | 16 | $150,336,163 |
| 67 | Ben Affleck | $2,384,567,639 | 8 | $298,070,955 |
| 68 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,322,373,474 | 6 | $387,062,246 |
| 69 | James McAvoy | $2,234,581,981 | 5 | $446,916,396 |
| 70 | Tom Hardy | $2,212,584,637 | 5 | $442,516,927 |
| 71 | Martin Freeman | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 72 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 73 | Lea Seydoux | $2,169,052,066 | 3 | $723,017,355 |
| 74 | Rachel McAdams | $2,164,231,603 | 3 | $721,410,534 |
| 75 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,067,670,159 | 9 | $229,741,129 |
| 76 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $2,047,534,385 | 4 | $511,883,596 |
| 77 | Dolph Lundgren | $2,044,272,415 | 27 | $75,713,793 |
| 78 | Lü Yanting | $1,994,941,270 | 1 | $1,994,941,270 |
| 79 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
| 80 | Denzel Washington | $1,944,259,169 | 12 | $162,021,597 |
| 81 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,938,274,040 | 8 | $242,284,255 |
| 82 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,931,685,039 | 3 | $643,895,013 |
| 83 | Donnie Yen | $1,912,838,497 | 22 | $86,947,204 |
| 84 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 85 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 86 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,908,996,177 | 3 | $636,332,059 |
| 87 | Mel Gibson | $1,881,816,849 | 20 | $94,090,842 |
| 88 | Danny Ramirez | $1,867,641,131 | 2 | $933,820,566 |
| 89 | Javier Bardem | $1,849,348,465 | 3 | $616,449,488 |
| 90 | Wu Jing | $1,840,961,362 | 3 | $613,653,787 |
| 91 | Lewis James Pullman | $1,836,016,034 | 2 | $918,008,017 |
| 92 | Andy Serkis | $1,823,895,678 | 3 | $607,965,226 |
| 93 | Colin Farrell | $1,819,675,746 | 8 | $227,459,468 |
| 94 | Nicolas Cage | $1,808,138,994 | 26 | $69,543,807 |
| 95 | Patrick Wilson | $1,774,883,588 | 4 | $443,720,897 |
| 96 | Andy Lau | $1,769,817,860 | 16 | $110,613,616 |
| 97 | Glen Powell | $1,688,936,506 | 4 | $422,234,127 |
| 98 | Michael Douglas | $1,656,640,711 | 4 | $414,160,178 |
| 99 | Jai Courtney | $1,654,387,180 | 5 | $330,877,436 |
| 100 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,631,235,244 | 4 | $407,808,811 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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