Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Leading Stars
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office
See also: Top Domestic Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top International Stars
This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the 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 Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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), The Jungle Book ($587,805,599 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Sing ($360,735,137 in 2016), Lucy ($330,933,816 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010) |

Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,628,337,460 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,167,977 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016), Star Trek ($129,109,595 in 2009) |

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 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), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($348,815,025 in 2011), Iron Man 2 ($308,723,058 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($289,409,533 in 2009) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scarlett Johansson | $9,225,813,129 | 34 | $271,347,445 |
2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,179,479,017 | 34 | $269,984,677 |
3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,871,505,047 | 45 | $197,144,557 |
4 | Chris Pratt | $8,803,605,581 | 26 | $338,600,215 |
5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $8,785,618,529 | 69 | $127,327,805 |
6 | Vin Diesel | $8,128,760,496 | 28 | $290,312,875 |
7 | Chris Hemsworth | $7,791,092,698 | 28 | $278,253,311 |
8 | Dwayne Johnson | $7,296,891,206 | 38 | $192,023,453 |
9 | Tom Cruise | $7,227,557,788 | 45 | $160,612,395 |
10 | Chris Evans | $7,227,385,781 | 28 | $258,120,921 |
11 | Johnny Depp | $6,671,550,882 | 54 | $123,547,239 |
12 | Bradley Cooper | $6,651,753,556 | 31 | $214,572,695 |
13 | Tom Holland | $6,488,235,985 | 18 | $360,457,555 |
14 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,416,775,805 | 24 | $267,365,659 |
15 | Emma Watson | $6,237,122,474 | 16 | $389,820,155 |
16 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,778,026,605 | 26 | $222,231,793 |
17 | Don Cheadle | $5,770,012,352 | 23 | $250,870,102 |
18 | Tom Hanks | $5,701,292,143 | 56 | $101,808,788 |
19 | Dave Bautista | $5,656,161,603 | 31 | $182,456,826 |
20 | Jeremy Renner | $5,624,891,526 | 19 | $296,046,922 |
21 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,513,863,264 | 20 | $275,693,163 |
22 | Karen Gillan | $5,376,268,062 | 17 | $316,251,062 |
23 | Josh Brolin | $5,358,091,701 | 26 | $206,080,450 |
24 | Rupert Grint | $5,309,638,163 | 14 | $379,259,869 |
25 | Will Smith | $5,283,316,632 | 37 | $142,792,341 |
26 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $5,277,652,148 | 22 | $239,893,279 |
27 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,764,413,550 | 11 | $433,128,505 |
28 | Steve Carell | $4,733,880,102 | 31 | $152,705,810 |
29 | Sebastian Stan | $4,677,114,691 | 17 | $275,124,394 |
30 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,654,113,837 | 27 | $172,374,587 |
31 | Letitia Wright | $4,620,237,731 | 12 | $385,019,811 |
32 | Sam Worthington | $4,617,555,591 | 25 | $184,702,224 |
33 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,586,775,867 | 16 | $286,673,492 |
34 | Jason Statham | $4,549,212,803 | 42 | $108,314,591 |
35 | Hugh Jackman | $4,545,004,825 | 37 | $122,837,968 |
36 | Paul Bettany | $4,473,666,971 | 16 | $279,604,186 |
37 | Brad Pitt | $4,296,416,276 | 47 | $91,413,112 |
38 | Danai Gurira | $4,293,668,055 | 5 | $858,733,611 |
39 | Benedict Wong | $4,272,660,635 | 6 | $712,110,106 |
40 | Pom Klementieff | $4,225,107,227 | 5 | $845,021,445 |
41 | Jack Black | $4,160,831,666 | 31 | $134,220,376 |
42 | Liam Neeson | $4,086,522,184 | 60 | $68,108,703 |
43 | Harrison Ford | $4,038,061,070 | 43 | $93,908,397 |
44 | Matt Damon | $3,927,681,453 | 47 | $83,567,690 |
45 | Bruce Willis | $3,894,670,964 | 88 | $44,257,625 |
46 | Ian McKellen | $3,826,200,689 | 20 | $191,310,034 |
47 | Idris Elba | $3,745,466,135 | 32 | $117,045,817 |
48 | Brie Larson | $3,711,460,747 | 13 | $285,496,981 |
49 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,694,403,848 | 43 | $85,916,369 |
50 | Shen Teng | $3,671,193,693 | 9 | $407,910,410 |
51 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $3,644,576,234 | 20 | $182,228,812 |
52 | Josh Gad | $3,592,440,216 | 18 | $199,580,012 |
53 | Ben Stiller | $3,580,674,498 | 36 | $99,463,181 |
54 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,509,649,246 | 18 | $194,980,514 |
55 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,452,447,188 | 32 | $107,888,975 |
56 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,435,906,428 | 26 | $132,150,247 |
57 | Ewan McGregor | $3,410,984,212 | 39 | $87,461,134 |
58 | Daniel Craig | $3,386,990,049 | 18 | $188,166,114 |
59 | Cameron Diaz | $3,359,869,473 | 31 | $108,382,886 |
60 | Mark Wahlberg | $3,333,148,669 | 48 | $69,440,597 |
61 | Christian Bale | $3,314,519,631 | 39 | $84,987,683 |
62 | Nicolas Cage | $3,280,724,774 | 97 | $33,821,905 |
63 | Paul Rudd | $3,223,367,380 | 33 | $97,677,799 |
64 | Martin Freeman | $3,217,008,080 | 15 | $214,467,205 |
65 | Eddie Murphy | $3,167,186,747 | 47 | $67,386,952 |
66 | Keanu Reeves | $3,160,931,530 | 51 | $61,979,050 |
67 | Orlando Bloom | $3,149,472,752 | 23 | $136,933,598 |
68 | Natalie Portman | $3,147,464,446 | 35 | $89,927,556 |
69 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,983,569,181 | 55 | $54,246,712 |
70 | Julia Roberts | $2,968,262,326 | 38 | $78,112,166 |
71 | Simon Pegg | $2,959,999,320 | 26 | $113,846,128 |
72 | Jim Carrey | $2,946,750,362 | 31 | $95,056,463 |
73 | Anthony Mackie | $2,942,733,943 | 25 | $117,709,358 |
74 | Geoffrey Rush | $2,905,050,966 | 17 | $170,885,351 |
75 | Evangeline Lilly | $2,884,823,523 | 8 | $360,602,940 |
76 | Sandra Bullock | $2,783,963,290 | 34 | $81,881,273 |
77 | Robert Pattinson | $2,780,829,515 | 26 | $106,954,981 |
78 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,751,394,017 | 18 | $152,855,223 |
79 | Jude Law | $2,739,064,117 | 37 | $74,028,760 |
80 | Charlize Theron | $2,734,197,635 | 34 | $80,417,578 |
81 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,729,394,813 | 36 | $75,816,523 |
82 | Jon Favreau | $2,697,492,909 | 6 | $449,582,152 |
83 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,668,347,481 | 47 | $56,773,351 |
84 | Keira Knightley | $2,662,805,340 | 28 | $95,100,191 |
85 | Adam Driver | $2,653,834,319 | 21 | $126,373,063 |
86 | Ben Affleck | $2,650,889,154 | 46 | $57,628,025 |
87 | Daisy Ridley | $2,642,687,872 | 15 | $176,179,191 |
88 | George Clooney | $2,641,853,447 | 37 | $71,401,445 |
89 | Owen Wilson | $2,640,685,137 | 38 | $69,491,714 |
90 | Paul Walker | $2,631,926,946 | 16 | $164,495,434 |
91 | John Boyega | $2,622,278,845 | 15 | $174,818,590 |
92 | Angelina Jolie | $2,571,185,802 | 24 | $107,132,742 |
93 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,571,036,104 | 11 | $233,730,555 |
94 | John Leguizamo | $2,561,969,925 | 24 | $106,748,747 |
95 | Morgan Freeman | $2,546,446,305 | 49 | $51,968,292 |
96 | Robert De Niro | $2,543,322,320 | 79 | $32,193,953 |
97 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,542,645,850 | 30 | $84,754,862 |
98 | Zendaya | $2,486,578,752 | 11 | $226,052,614 |
99 | Colin Farrell | $2,483,327,802 | 37 | $67,116,968 |
100 | Jason Momoa | $2,480,731,753 | 14 | $177,195,125 |
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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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