Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Above the Line Stars
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office
See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Worldwide Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top International Cameo Stars - Top International Stars
The figures in this chart represent the total amount of international revenue generated by all the movies a star has had an above-the-line role in over their lifetime.
Above-the-line credits are the names that appear one by one on the screen during the opening (or sometimes closing) credits for a film.
Roles in animated movies are included in the calculations in this chart.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Jurassic Park ($643,049,687 in 1993), Incredibles 2 ($634,223,615 in 2018), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith ($468,728,300 in 2005), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($454,654,931 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($393,019,247 in 2017), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004) |
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 ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,472,929 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($348,900,000 in 2003), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,017,657,016 in 2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($890,603,542 in 2018), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($786,746,858 in 2023), Jurassic World: Dominion ($627,153,512 in 2022), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($486,472,929 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($479,274,862 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy ($437,168,283 in 2014), Thor: Love and Thunder ($417,671,251 in 2022) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel L. Jackson | $10,769,544,563 | 82 | $131,335,909 |
2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,609,316,190 | 39 | $246,392,723 |
3 | Chris Pratt | $9,401,237,320 | 29 | $324,180,597 |
4 | Vin Diesel | $8,891,616,007 | 32 | $277,863,000 |
5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,524,279,912 | 55 | $154,986,907 |
6 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,482,120,215 | 38 | $223,213,690 |
7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,320,002,521 | 40 | $208,000,063 |
8 | Andy Serkis | $7,920,828,705 | 26 | $304,647,258 |
9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,433,654,141 | 28 | $265,487,648 |
10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,287,946,949 | 37 | $196,971,539 |
11 | Tom Holland | $7,117,859,307 | 19 | $374,624,174 |
12 | Dave Bautista | $7,086,607,339 | 32 | $221,456,479 |
13 | Don Cheadle | $7,071,783,363 | 27 | $261,917,902 |
14 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,958,475,712 | 28 | $248,516,990 |
15 | Idris Elba | $6,916,252,728 | 40 | $172,906,318 |
16 | Tom Cruise | $6,886,180,780 | 42 | $163,956,685 |
17 | Alan Rickman | $6,831,720,407 | 23 | $297,031,322 |
18 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,802,895,519 | 28 | $242,960,554 |
19 | Johnny Depp | $6,659,208,182 | 57 | $116,828,214 |
20 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,594,363,123 | 43 | $153,357,282 |
21 | Paul Bettany | $6,501,393,463 | 25 | $260,055,739 |
22 | Emma Watson | $6,446,710,647 | 17 | $379,218,273 |
23 | Cate Blanchett | $6,355,556,060 | 41 | $155,013,562 |
24 | Karen Gillan | $6,350,750,783 | 24 | $264,614,616 |
25 | Chris Evans | $6,292,795,418 | 28 | $224,742,694 |
26 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,055,155,210 | 29 | $208,798,456 |
27 | Anthony Mackie | $6,045,895,769 | 41 | $147,460,872 |
28 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,006,478,235 | 16 | $375,404,890 |
29 | Jon Favreau | $5,860,441,554 | 17 | $344,731,856 |
30 | Josh Brolin | $5,818,865,483 | 31 | $187,705,338 |
31 | Benedict Wong | $5,780,707,333 | 12 | $481,725,611 |
32 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,715,240,590 | 23 | $248,488,721 |
33 | Will Smith | $5,657,851,767 | 39 | $145,073,122 |
34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,653,996,747 | 65 | $86,984,565 |
35 | Orlando Bloom | $5,609,208,844 | 28 | $200,328,887 |
36 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,600,877,679 | 43 | $130,252,969 |
37 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,556,858,718 | 20 | $277,842,936 |
38 | Jason Statham | $5,515,579,256 | 31 | $177,921,911 |
39 | Stanley Tucci | $5,434,490,423 | 52 | $104,509,431 |
40 | Jeremy Renner | $5,374,705,872 | 23 | $233,682,864 |
41 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,311,398,929 | 26 | $204,284,574 |
42 | Rupert Grint | $5,267,455,936 | 15 | $351,163,729 |
43 | Ian McKellen | $5,219,404,884 | 21 | $248,543,090 |
44 | Sebastian Stan | $5,217,322,382 | 27 | $193,234,162 |
45 | Willem Dafoe | $5,210,247,960 | 60 | $86,837,466 |
46 | Tom Hanks | $5,203,748,841 | 60 | $86,729,147 |
47 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,089,251 | 37 | $137,813,223 |
48 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,068,168,790 | 39 | $129,953,046 |
49 | Hugo Weaving | $5,040,139,528 | 26 | $193,851,520 |
50 | Tom Hiddleston | $5,024,966,257 | 15 | $334,997,750 |
51 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,975,121,988 | 21 | $236,910,571 |
52 | Harrison Ford | $4,968,947,351 | 38 | $130,761,772 |
53 | Sam Worthington | $4,960,771,880 | 36 | $137,799,219 |
54 | Gary Oldman | $4,887,327,921 | 36 | $135,759,109 |
55 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,808,425,535 | 12 | $400,702,128 |
56 | Julie Walters | $4,700,735,980 | 20 | $235,036,799 |
57 | Matt Damon | $4,697,012,488 | 51 | $92,098,284 |
58 | Pom Klementieff | $4,683,752,934 | 8 | $585,469,117 |
59 | Liam Neeson | $4,636,655,507 | 62 | $74,784,766 |
60 | Alan Tudyk | $4,633,826,381 | 22 | $210,628,472 |
61 | Brad Pitt | $4,598,233,281 | 49 | $93,841,496 |
62 | Paul Rudd | $4,542,844,326 | 37 | $122,779,576 |
63 | Michael Gambon | $4,519,691,705 | 17 | $265,864,218 |
64 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,512,878,267 | 31 | $145,576,718 |
65 | Timothy Spall | $4,467,530,932 | 30 | $148,917,698 |
66 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,465,485,993 | 29 | $153,982,276 |
67 | Simon Pegg | $4,425,382,147 | 29 | $152,599,384 |
68 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,409,935,922 | 34 | $129,703,998 |
69 | Danai Gurira | $4,349,449,921 | 7 | $621,349,989 |
70 | Jack Black | $4,346,914,686 | 33 | $131,724,687 |
71 | J.K. Simmons | $4,326,958,967 | 58 | $74,602,741 |
72 | Woody Harrelson | $4,319,567,287 | 58 | $74,475,298 |
73 | Tom Felton | $4,315,823,954 | 21 | $205,515,426 |
74 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,293,821,439 | 38 | $112,995,301 |
75 | Kate Winslet | $4,242,878,599 | 33 | $128,572,079 |
76 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,234,109,473 | 14 | $302,436,391 |
77 | Steve Carell | $4,224,618,436 | 34 | $124,253,483 |
78 | Emma Thompson | $4,198,040,334 | 38 | $110,474,746 |
79 | Bruce Willis | $4,194,747,067 | 81 | $51,787,001 |
80 | Naomie Harris | $4,186,892,835 | 20 | $209,344,642 |
81 | Stephen Lang | $4,185,978,509 | 35 | $119,599,386 |
82 | Oscar Isaac | $4,167,152,265 | 33 | $126,277,341 |
83 | Maggie Smith | $4,155,382,448 | 33 | $125,920,680 |
84 | Antonio Banderas | $4,089,516,775 | 49 | $83,459,526 |
85 | Kristen Wiig | $4,086,196,979 | 31 | $131,812,806 |
86 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,050,154,230 | 16 | $253,134,639 |
87 | Cameron Diaz | $4,037,329,710 | 30 | $134,577,657 |
88 | Letitia Wright | $4,026,809,719 | 12 | $335,567,477 |
89 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,001,181,392 | 29 | $137,971,772 |
90 | Charlize Theron | $3,996,236,099 | 36 | $111,006,558 |
91 | John Ratzenberger | $3,969,331,881 | 19 | $208,912,204 |
92 | Michael Caine | $3,945,468,774 | 46 | $85,771,060 |
93 | Hugh Jackman | $3,917,043,685 | 35 | $111,915,534 |
94 | Brie Larson | $3,888,131,387 | 21 | $185,149,114 |
95 | Alfred Molina | $3,861,913,371 | 29 | $133,169,427 |
96 | Christopher Lee | $3,846,064,552 | 27 | $142,446,835 |
97 | Kurt Russell | $3,830,038,116 | 28 | $136,787,076 |
98 | Evangeline Lilly | $3,821,972,483 | 11 | $347,452,044 |
99 | Jude Law | $3,787,467,174 | 39 | $97,114,543 |
100 | Ewan McGregor | $3,783,604,368 | 42 | $90,085,818 |
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
Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons