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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Horror Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic 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
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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,580,976 in 2017), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($186,848,418 in 2011), Air America ($30,506,847 in 1990) |
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 ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021), Jurassic World Rebirth ($159,522,890 in 2025), Lucy ($126,573,960 in 2014) |
3
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avatar ($785,221,649 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($684,075,767 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($389,813,101 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($358,995,815 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($333,714,112 in 2014), The Losers ($23,591,432 in 2010), Avatar: Fire and Ash ($0 in 2025) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $4,300,998,453 | 10 | $430,099,845 |
| 2 | Scarlett Johansson | $4,145,947,873 | 12 | $345,495,656 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldana | $4,112,600,358 | 9 | $456,955,595 |
| 4 | Chris Pratt | $4,066,552,975 | 12 | $338,879,415 |
| 5 | Chris Hemsworth | $3,825,657,487 | 14 | $273,261,249 |
| 6 | Vin Diesel | $3,722,805,572 | 21 | $177,276,456 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $3,716,552,001 | 11 | $337,868,364 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $3,540,444,067 | 17 | $208,261,416 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $3,453,875,103 | 21 | $164,470,243 |
| 10 | Tom Holland | $3,091,231,393 | 8 | $386,403,924 |
| 11 | Dave Bautista | $3,034,699,764 | 17 | $178,511,751 |
| 12 | Mark Ruffalo | $2,934,610,549 | 5 | $586,922,110 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $2,815,610,306 | 5 | $563,122,061 |
| 14 | Bradley Cooper | $2,696,933,609 | 6 | $449,488,935 |
| 15 | Don Cheadle | $2,695,026,566 | 6 | $449,171,094 |
| 16 | Danai Gurira | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 17 | Letitia Wright | $2,691,077,108 | 4 | $672,769,277 |
| 18 | Chadwick Boseman | $2,645,332,397 | 4 | $661,333,099 |
| 19 | Jeremy Renner | $2,613,922,505 | 6 | $435,653,751 |
| 20 | Sebastian Stan | $2,571,587,564 | 6 | $428,597,927 |
| 21 | Josh Brolin | $2,557,106,735 | 11 | $232,464,249 |
| 22 | Hugh Jackman | $2,322,952,434 | 12 | $193,579,370 |
| 23 | Pom Klementieff | $2,285,997,398 | 4 | $571,499,350 |
| 24 | Karen Gillan | $2,285,997,398 | 7 | $326,571,057 |
| 25 | Tom Hiddleston | $2,184,181,963 | 5 | $436,836,393 |
| 26 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 27 | Benedict Wong | $2,181,162,009 | 4 | $545,290,502 |
| 28 | Will Smith | $2,140,775,605 | 14 | $152,912,543 |
| 29 | Paul Bettany | $1,945,272,831 | 3 | $648,424,277 |
| 30 | Christian Bale | $1,711,768,250 | 9 | $190,196,472 |
| 31 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,671,723,510 | 10 | $167,172,351 |
| 32 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,663,239,269 | 16 | $103,952,454 |
| 33 | Sam Worthington | $1,643,020,822 | 7 | $234,717,260 |
| 34 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,628,488,781 | 7 | $232,641,254 |
| 35 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $1,587,494,737 | 4 | $396,873,684 |
| 36 | Anthony Mackie | $1,565,155,345 | 8 | $195,644,418 |
| 37 | Evangeline Lilly | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 38 | Paul Rudd | $1,469,730,812 | 4 | $367,432,703 |
| 39 | Jason Statham | $1,467,964,893 | 31 | $47,353,706 |
| 40 | Brie Larson | $1,433,128,176 | 4 | $358,282,044 |
| 41 | Keanu Reeves | $1,426,619,022 | 16 | $89,163,689 |
| 42 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,420,547,060 | 34 | $41,780,796 |
| 43 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,419,912,687 | 26 | $54,612,026 |
| 44 | Angela Bassett | $1,374,047,730 | 4 | $343,511,933 |
| 45 | Henry Cavill | $1,265,280,565 | 10 | $126,528,057 |
| 46 | Bruce Willis | $1,262,424,585 | 51 | $24,753,423 |
| 47 | Paul Walker | $1,248,819,745 | 8 | $156,102,468 |
| 48 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,222,365,282 | 9 | $135,818,365 |
| 49 | Jon Favreau | $1,192,953,976 | 2 | $596,476,988 |
| 50 | Tommy Lee Jones | $1,187,822,305 | 10 | $118,782,231 |
| 51 | Martin Freeman | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 52 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,153,888,626 | 2 | $576,944,313 |
| 53 | Zendaya | $1,119,683,800 | 6 | $186,613,967 |
| 54 | Daniel Craig | $1,102,427,446 | 6 | $183,737,908 |
| 55 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,074,792,818 | 5 | $214,958,564 |
| 56 | Idris Elba | $1,057,721,511 | 9 | $117,524,612 |
| 57 | Gal Gadot | $1,033,457,629 | 7 | $147,636,804 |
| 58 | Ben Affleck | $1,002,299,961 | 8 | $125,287,495 |
| 59 | Jason Momoa | $976,509,460 | 9 | $108,501,051 |
| 60 | Jackie Chan | $960,132,242 | 31 | $30,972,008 |
| 61 | Denzel Washington | $942,400,287 | 12 | $78,533,357 |
| 62 | Danny Ramirez | $919,232,822 | 2 | $459,616,411 |
| 63 | Mel Gibson | $915,119,994 | 20 | $45,756,000 |
| 64 | Lewis James Pullman | $908,646,091 | 2 | $454,323,046 |
| 65 | Brad Pitt | $885,000,603 | 8 | $110,625,075 |
| 66 | Terry Notary | $858,373,000 | 1 | $858,373,000 |
| 67 | Jordana Brewster | $857,388,385 | 5 | $171,477,677 |
| 68 | Andy Serkis | $847,086,057 | 3 | $282,362,019 |
| 69 | Patrick Stewart | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 70 | Ian McKellen | $840,533,407 | 4 | $210,133,352 |
| 71 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $839,778,115 | 3 | $279,926,038 |
| 72 | Rachel McAdams | $830,821,945 | 3 | $276,940,648 |
| 73 | Mark Wahlberg | $825,147,382 | 16 | $51,571,711 |
| 74 | Anthony Hopkins | $820,167,820 | 6 | $136,694,637 |
| 75 | Laurence Fishburne | $807,690,289 | 8 | $100,961,286 |
| 76 | Natalie Portman | $801,160,629 | 4 | $200,290,157 |
| 77 | Harrison Ford | $790,924,284 | 9 | $87,880,476 |
| 78 | Colin Farrell | $782,159,812 | 8 | $97,769,977 |
| 79 | Glen Powell | $778,567,303 | 4 | $194,641,826 |
| 80 | Michael Fassbender | $777,170,125 | 10 | $77,717,013 |
| 81 | Miles Teller | $774,850,369 | 3 | $258,283,456 |
| 82 | Nicolas Cage | $764,051,986 | 26 | $29,386,615 |
| 83 | Michael B. Jordan | $756,177,114 | 6 | $126,029,519 |
| 84 | Pierce Brosnan | $750,611,999 | 9 | $83,401,333 |
| 85 | Megan Fox | $748,615,333 | 6 | $124,769,222 |
| 86 | James McAvoy | $736,126,853 | 5 | $147,225,371 |
| 87 | Tom Hardy | $721,181,382 | 5 | $144,236,276 |
| 88 | Jay Ellis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 89 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 90 | Monica Barbaro | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 91 | Jon Hamm | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 92 | Forest Whitaker | $714,001,573 | 5 | $142,800,315 |
| 93 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $713,504,232 | 4 | $178,376,058 |
| 94 | Daniel Kaluuya | $700,059,566 | 1 | $700,059,566 |
| 95 | Tyrese Gibson | $694,029,512 | 9 | $77,114,390 |
| 96 | Russell Crowe | $689,280,849 | 7 | $98,468,693 |
| 97 | Martin Lawrence | $670,387,545 | 5 | $134,077,509 |
| 98 | Tessa Thompson | $658,315,119 | 2 | $329,157,560 |
| 99 | Florence Pugh | $656,273,990 | 3 | $218,757,997 |
| 100 | Lea Seydoux | $652,997,975 | 3 | $217,665,992 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
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Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
