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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 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 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 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), The Losers ($29,863,840 in 2010), Avatar 3 ($0 in 2025) |
2
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 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 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,646,712 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
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Fast X ($714,567,285 in 2023), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Saldana | $12,553,125,889 | 9 | $1,394,791,765 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,142,692,642 | 10 | $1,214,269,264 |
| 3 | Vin Diesel | $11,689,322,445 | 21 | $556,634,402 |
| 4 | Scarlett Johansson | $11,362,666,099 | 11 | $1,032,969,645 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $11,283,553,172 | 11 | $1,025,777,561 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,690,559,299 | 15 | $712,703,953 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $10,263,235,507 | 11 | $933,021,410 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,727,888,635 | 17 | $572,228,743 |
| 9 | Tom Holland | $8,742,265,192 | 6 | $1,457,044,199 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $8,685,613,406 | 20 | $434,280,670 |
| 11 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,557,502,503 | 5 | $1,711,500,501 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $8,470,789,197 | 15 | $564,719,280 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,296,044,086 | 5 | $1,659,208,817 |
| 14 | Don Cheadle | $7,823,379,896 | 6 | $1,303,896,649 |
| 15 | Josh Brolin | $7,778,520,377 | 12 | $648,210,031 |
| 16 | Jeremy Renner | $7,720,222,503 | 6 | $1,286,703,751 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $7,459,282,808 | 6 | $1,243,213,801 |
| 18 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,284,996,441 | 4 | $1,821,249,110 |
| 19 | Sebastian Stan | $7,033,473,786 | 5 | $1,406,694,757 |
| 20 | Letitia Wright | $6,987,082,401 | 4 | $1,746,770,600 |
| 21 | Danai Gurira | $6,987,082,401 | 4 | $1,746,770,600 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $6,512,018,813 | 7 | $930,288,402 |
| 23 | Pom Klementieff | $6,511,159,242 | 4 | $1,627,789,811 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,425,170,695 | 4 | $1,606,292,674 |
| 25 | Benedict Wong | $6,425,170,695 | 4 | $1,606,292,674 |
| 26 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,207,754,904 | 5 | $1,241,550,981 |
| 27 | Paul Bettany | $5,948,502,121 | 3 | $1,982,834,040 |
| 28 | Sam Worthington | $5,752,880,343 | 8 | $719,110,043 |
| 29 | Jason Statham | $5,550,346,496 | 28 | $198,226,661 |
| 30 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,326,365,197 | 16 | $332,897,825 |
| 31 | Will Smith | $4,910,119,585 | 14 | $350,722,828 |
| 32 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,622,152,351 | 4 | $1,155,538,088 |
| 33 | Brie Larson | $4,596,179,899 | 4 | $1,149,044,975 |
| 34 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,506,011,956 | 9 | $500,667,995 |
| 35 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,353,881,193 | 4 | $1,088,470,298 |
| 36 | Paul Rudd | $4,353,881,193 | 4 | $1,088,470,298 |
| 37 | Hugh Jackman | $4,131,943,001 | 11 | $375,631,182 |
| 38 | Daniel Craig | $4,110,684,714 | 6 | $685,114,119 |
| 39 | Anthony Mackie | $4,085,518,561 | 7 | $583,645,509 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,982,883,985 | 7 | $568,983,426 |
| 41 | Paul Walker | $3,806,908,830 | 8 | $475,863,604 |
| 42 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,705,024,992 | 25 | $148,201,000 |
| 43 | Christian Bale | $3,673,873,587 | 9 | $408,208,176 |
| 44 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,651,487,858 | 33 | $110,651,147 |
| 45 | Jon Favreau | $3,626,889,493 | 2 | $1,813,444,747 |
| 46 | Keanu Reeves | $3,570,643,186 | 14 | $255,045,942 |
| 47 | Jason Momoa | $3,452,229,481 | 9 | $383,581,053 |
| 48 | Henry Cavill | $3,422,596,842 | 9 | $380,288,538 |
| 49 | Idris Elba | $3,321,941,295 | 9 | $369,104,588 |
| 50 | Bruce Willis | $3,261,572,501 | 51 | $63,952,402 |
| 51 | Zendaya | $3,152,596,366 | 4 | $788,149,092 |
| 52 | Angela Bassett | $2,977,965,620 | 4 | $744,491,405 |
| 53 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,928,655,959 | 9 | $325,406,218 |
| 54 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,862,681,210 | 11 | $260,243,746 |
| 55 | Jordana Brewster | $2,789,034,002 | 5 | $557,806,800 |
| 56 | Terry Notary | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 57 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,669,896,341 | 5 | $533,979,268 |
| 58 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,669,461,367 | 4 | $667,365,342 |
| 59 | Charlize Theron | $2,562,398,822 | 8 | $320,299,853 |
| 60 | Gal Gadot | $2,551,337,198 | 7 | $364,476,743 |
| 61 | Michael Fassbender | $2,458,813,974 | 10 | $245,881,397 |
| 62 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,538,749 | 3 | $802,846,250 |
| 63 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,405,378,604 | 15 | $160,358,574 |
| 64 | Jackie Chan | $2,392,815,970 | 29 | $82,510,896 |
| 65 | Ben Affleck | $2,377,223,450 | 7 | $339,603,350 |
| 66 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,373,984,844 | 9 | $263,776,094 |
| 67 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,322,373,474 | 6 | $387,062,246 |
| 68 | James McAvoy | $2,234,581,981 | 5 | $446,916,396 |
| 69 | Martin Freeman | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
| 70 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
| 71 | Lea Seydoux | $2,165,417,514 | 3 | $721,805,838 |
| 72 | Rachel McAdams | $2,164,231,603 | 3 | $721,410,534 |
| 73 | Wu Jing | $2,117,042,878 | 3 | $705,680,959 |
| 74 | Brad Pitt | $2,106,227,871 | 6 | $351,037,979 |
| 75 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,064,541,903 | 9 | $229,393,545 |
| 76 | Dolph Lundgren | $2,009,923,624 | 26 | $77,304,755 |
| 77 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,987,522,957 | 4 | $496,880,739 |
| 78 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
| 79 | Mel Gibson | $1,972,582,855 | 20 | $98,629,143 |
| 80 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,954,894,082 | 3 | $651,631,361 |
| 81 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,928,468,315 | 3 | $642,822,772 |
| 82 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,923,124,677 | 8 | $240,390,585 |
| 83 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 84 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 85 | Andy Serkis | $1,826,232,916 | 3 | $608,744,305 |
| 86 | Colin Farrell | $1,813,113,322 | 8 | $226,639,165 |
| 87 | Nicolas Cage | $1,808,138,994 | 26 | $69,543,807 |
| 88 | Patrick Wilson | $1,751,535,821 | 4 | $437,883,955 |
| 89 | Tom Hardy | $1,727,501,844 | 4 | $431,875,461 |
| 90 | Javier Bardem | $1,704,630,353 | 3 | $568,210,118 |
| 91 | Glen Powell | $1,696,936,567 | 4 | $424,234,142 |
| 92 | Jai Courtney | $1,649,312,418 | 5 | $329,862,484 |
| 93 | Michael Douglas | $1,644,202,834 | 4 | $411,050,709 |
| 94 | Miles Teller | $1,633,440,467 | 4 | $408,360,117 |
| 95 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,631,235,244 | 4 | $407,808,811 |
| 96 | Russell Crowe | $1,626,363,455 | 6 | $271,060,576 |
| 97 | Tessa Thompson | $1,611,410,859 | 2 | $805,705,430 |
| 98 | Megan Fox | $1,607,349,677 | 6 | $267,891,613 |
| 99 | John Cena | $1,579,362,899 | 10 | $157,936,290 |
| 100 | Ben Kingsley | $1,552,743,277 | 4 | $388,185,819 |
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
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
