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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 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
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), Ghost in the Shell ($167,910,690 in 2017) |
3
Chris Hemsworth
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 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), Thor: Ragnarok ($850,482,778 in 2017), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022), Thor: The Dark World ($644,602,516 in 2013), Thor ($449,326,618 in 2011), Men in Black: International ($254,310,003 in 2019), Extraction 2 ($0 in 2023) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,127,698,373 | 9 | $1,347,522,041 |
| 2 | Scarlett Johansson | $10,711,400,551 | 9 | $1,190,155,617 |
| 3 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,635,930,862 | 10 | $1,063,593,086 |
| 4 | Chris Evans | $10,315,322,604 | 10 | $1,031,532,260 |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,208,465,743 | 9 | $1,023,162,860 |
| 6 | Tom Holland | $8,698,221,685 | 5 | $1,739,644,337 |
| 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 | Chris Pratt | $7,506,125,088 | 8 | $938,265,636 |
| 11 | Sebastian Stan | $7,369,036,559 | 7 | $1,052,719,508 |
| 12 | Zoe Saldana | $7,281,509,743 | 7 | $1,040,215,678 |
| 13 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,251,920,344 | 4 | $1,812,980,086 |
| 14 | Dave Bautista | $7,251,389,811 | 7 | $1,035,912,830 |
| 15 | Bradley Cooper | $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 | 5 | $1,355,964,140 |
| 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 | $6,001,917,288 | 4 | $1,500,479,322 |
| 25 | Josh Brolin | $5,477,549,881 | 6 | $912,924,980 |
| 26 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $5,138,169,094 | 4 | $1,284,542,274 |
| 27 | Vin Diesel | $4,571,048,943 | 5 | $914,209,789 |
| 28 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 29 | Paul Rudd | $4,335,580,211 | 4 | $1,083,895,053 |
| 30 | Anthony Mackie | $4,284,473,774 | 3 | $1,428,157,925 |
| 31 | Brie Larson | $4,046,786,266 | 3 | $1,348,928,755 |
| 32 | Jon Favreau | $3,596,356,671 | 2 | $1,798,178,336 |
| 33 | Christian Bale | $3,210,012,786 | 4 | $802,503,197 |
| 34 | Terry Notary | $2,717,503,922 | 1 | $2,717,503,922 |
| 35 | Gal Gadot | $2,515,633,102 | 4 | $628,908,276 |
| 36 | Tobey Maguire | $2,514,478,253 | 3 | $838,159,418 |
| 37 | Will Smith | $2,429,516,807 | 4 | $607,379,202 |
| 38 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,391,030,548 | 5 | $478,206,110 |
| 39 | Jason Momoa | $2,249,774,106 | 5 | $449,954,821 |
| 40 | Henry Cavill | $2,196,339,818 | 4 | $549,084,955 |
| 41 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 42 | Angela Bassett | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 43 | Martin Freeman | $2,193,365,918 | 2 | $1,096,682,959 |
| 44 | Idris Elba | $2,142,993,177 | 5 | $428,598,635 |
| 45 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,085,919,267 | 4 | $521,479,817 |
| 46 | Zendaya | $2,011,151,423 | 2 | $1,005,575,712 |
| 47 | James McAvoy | $1,988,225,086 | 4 | $497,056,272 |
| 48 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
| 49 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 50 | Hugh Jackman | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 51 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 52 | Tessa Thompson | $1,865,720,862 | 3 | $621,906,954 |
| 53 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,854,524,413 | 5 | $370,904,883 |
| 54 | Ben Affleck | $1,711,122,818 | 3 | $570,374,273 |
| 55 | Andy Serkis | $1,708,151,033 | 2 | $854,075,517 |
| 56 | Michael Douglas | $1,692,918,364 | 4 | $423,229,591 |
| 57 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,645,808,626 | 3 | $548,602,875 |
| 58 | Michael Fassbender | $1,645,808,626 | 3 | $548,602,875 |
| 59 | Rachel McAdams | $1,628,568,160 | 2 | $814,284,080 |
| 60 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,628,568,160 | 3 | $542,856,053 |
| 61 | Patrick Wilson | $1,571,230,928 | 2 | $785,615,464 |
| 62 | Gemma Chan | $1,531,307,853 | 2 | $765,653,927 |
| 63 | Michael B. Jordan | $1,502,006,269 | 2 | $751,003,135 |
| 64 | Nicole Kidman | $1,468,538,647 | 2 | $734,269,324 |
| 65 | Andrew Garfield | $1,468,249,570 | 2 | $734,124,785 |
| 66 | James Spader | $1,395,316,979 | 1 | $1,395,316,979 |
| 67 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,366,187,901 | 3 | $455,395,967 |
| 68 | Forest Whitaker | $1,334,157,082 | 1 | $1,334,157,082 |
| 69 | Daniel Kaluuya | $1,334,157,082 | 1 | $1,334,157,082 |
| 70 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,271,074,681 | 2 | $635,537,341 |
| 71 | Guy Pearce | $1,251,794,010 | 2 | $625,897,005 |
| 72 | Djimon Hounsou | $1,250,701,394 | 2 | $625,350,697 |
| 73 | Ben Kingsley | $1,214,630,956 | 1 | $1,214,630,956 |
| 74 | Michael Keaton | $1,145,822,810 | 2 | $572,911,405 |
| 75 | Michael Peña | $1,142,003,109 | 2 | $571,001,555 |
| 76 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,132,298,674 | 1 | $1,132,298,674 |
| 77 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
| 78 | Amber Heard | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
| 79 | Dolph Lundgren | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
| 80 | Willem Dafoe | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
| 81 | Ben Mendelsohn | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 82 | Lashana Lynch | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 83 | Lee Pace | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 84 | Clark Gregg | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 85 | Annette Bening | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
| 86 | Margot Robbie | $1,119,820,866 | 3 | $373,273,622 |
| 87 | Hailee Steinfeld | $1,055,035,028 | 3 | $351,678,343 |
| 88 | Shameik Moore | $1,054,945,482 | 2 | $527,472,741 |
| 89 | Heath Ledger | $1,010,086,005 | 1 | $1,010,086,005 |
| 90 | Bruce Willis | $1,000,191,405 | 6 | $166,698,568 |
| 91 | Chris Pine | $987,292,802 | 2 | $493,646,401 |
| 92 | Cara Delevingne | $960,843,336 | 2 | $480,421,668 |
| 93 | Colin Farrell | $953,642,898 | 2 | $476,821,449 |
| 94 | Xochitl Gomez | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
| 95 | Michael Stuhlbarg | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
| 96 | Hannah John-Kamen | $951,281,508 | 2 | $475,640,754 |
| 97 | Ezra Miller | $927,412,716 | 2 | $463,706,358 |
| 98 | Jai Courtney | $914,462,405 | 2 | $457,231,203 |
| 99 | Joel Kinnaman | $914,462,405 | 2 | $457,231,203 |
| 100 | Viola Davis | $914,462,405 | 2 | $457,231,203 |
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
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original