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.
1
Samuel L. Jackson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 54 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 in 2019), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($740,936,182 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) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 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) |
3
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,889,869,781 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 ($788,390,603 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 | $10,891,508,683 | 83 | $131,222,996 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,568,984,883 | 39 | $245,358,587 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $9,525,259,247 | 30 | $317,508,642 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $8,891,615,565 | 32 | $277,862,986 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,484,828,257 | 56 | $151,514,790 |
| 6 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,481,018,919 | 39 | $217,462,024 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,364,492,612 | 41 | $204,012,015 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $7,898,052,232 | 27 | $292,520,453 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,433,653,699 | 28 | $265,487,632 |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,320,800,197 | 38 | $192,652,637 |
| 11 | Tom Holland | $7,089,426,037 | 21 | $337,591,716 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $7,048,402,589 | 34 | $207,305,959 |
| 13 | Don Cheadle | $7,030,771,314 | 27 | $260,398,938 |
| 14 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,936,320,093 | 28 | $247,725,718 |
| 15 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,931,604,481 | 29 | $239,020,844 |
| 16 | Idris Elba | $6,912,938,821 | 40 | $172,823,471 |
| 17 | Tom Cruise | $6,884,232,006 | 42 | $163,910,286 |
| 18 | Alan Rickman | $6,831,634,466 | 23 | $297,027,585 |
| 19 | Johnny Depp | $6,661,742,841 | 59 | $112,910,896 |
| 20 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,593,843,843 | 43 | $153,345,206 |
| 21 | Paul Bettany | $6,460,911,483 | 25 | $258,436,459 |
| 22 | Emma Watson | $6,446,624,706 | 17 | $379,213,218 |
| 23 | Cate Blanchett | $6,372,396,277 | 42 | $151,723,721 |
| 24 | Karen Gillan | $6,310,648,289 | 25 | $252,425,932 |
| 25 | Chris Evans | $6,252,235,639 | 30 | $208,407,855 |
| 26 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,014,449,446 | 29 | $207,394,808 |
| 27 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,006,392,294 | 16 | $375,399,518 |
| 28 | Anthony Mackie | $6,005,226,265 | 43 | $139,656,425 |
| 29 | Will Smith | $5,864,804,787 | 40 | $146,620,120 |
| 30 | Jon Favreau | $5,831,246,968 | 17 | $343,014,528 |
| 31 | Josh Brolin | $5,780,887,008 | 32 | $180,652,719 |
| 32 | Benedict Wong | $5,752,748,128 | 12 | $479,395,677 |
| 33 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,715,154,649 | 23 | $248,484,985 |
| 34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,662,713,263 | 66 | $85,798,686 |
| 35 | Orlando Bloom | $5,609,236,986 | 28 | $200,329,892 |
| 36 | Stellan Skarsgård | $5,596,019,683 | 43 | $130,139,993 |
| 37 | Elizabeth Olsen | $5,516,197,681 | 21 | $262,676,080 |
| 38 | Jason Statham | $5,515,579,256 | 31 | $177,921,911 |
| 39 | Stanley Tucci | $5,434,533,159 | 52 | $104,510,253 |
| 40 | Willem Dafoe | $5,389,816,262 | 64 | $84,215,879 |
| 41 | Jeremy Renner | $5,334,036,368 | 24 | $222,251,515 |
| 42 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,311,504,682 | 26 | $204,288,642 |
| 43 | Rupert Grint | $5,267,369,995 | 15 | $351,158,000 |
| 44 | Ian McKellen | $5,222,209,474 | 22 | $237,373,158 |
| 45 | Tom Hanks | $5,203,936,365 | 60 | $86,732,273 |
| 46 | Sebastian Stan | $5,181,688,114 | 28 | $185,060,290 |
| 47 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,089,251 | 37 | $137,813,223 |
| 48 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,068,567,655 | 39 | $129,963,273 |
| 49 | Hugo Weaving | $5,039,648,340 | 26 | $193,832,628 |
| 50 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,984,311,082 | 17 | $293,194,770 |
| 51 | Sam Worthington | $4,966,811,052 | 37 | $134,238,137 |
| 52 | Harrison Ford | $4,963,281,460 | 39 | $127,263,627 |
| 53 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,933,397,448 | 22 | $224,245,339 |
| 54 | Steve Carell | $4,903,450,196 | 34 | $144,219,123 |
| 55 | Gary Oldman | $4,900,751,771 | 37 | $132,452,751 |
| 56 | Matt Damon | $4,774,160,961 | 51 | $93,610,999 |
| 57 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,765,418,793 | 12 | $397,118,233 |
| 58 | Julie Walters | $4,741,159,922 | 20 | $237,057,996 |
| 59 | Kristen Wiig | $4,692,872,365 | 31 | $151,382,980 |
| 60 | Pom Klementieff | $4,643,546,327 | 9 | $515,949,592 |
| 61 | Liam Neeson | $4,643,475,054 | 63 | $73,705,953 |
| 62 | Alan Tudyk | $4,631,750,593 | 22 | $210,534,118 |
| 63 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,626,436,574 | 31 | $149,239,889 |
| 64 | Hugh Jackman | $4,617,831,545 | 38 | $121,521,883 |
| 65 | Brad Pitt | $4,598,229,388 | 50 | $91,964,588 |
| 66 | Michael Gambon | $4,519,610,505 | 17 | $265,859,441 |
| 67 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,512,878,267 | 31 | $145,576,718 |
| 68 | Paul Rudd | $4,508,994,473 | 38 | $118,657,749 |
| 69 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,489,712,731 | 38 | $118,150,335 |
| 70 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,479,570,427 | 14 | $319,969,316 |
| 71 | Timothy Spall | $4,470,109,219 | 31 | $144,197,072 |
| 72 | Simon Pegg | $4,425,382,147 | 29 | $152,599,384 |
| 73 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,409,938,145 | 34 | $129,704,063 |
| 74 | Jack Black | $4,398,241,323 | 34 | $129,360,039 |
| 75 | J.K. Simmons | $4,342,224,920 | 60 | $72,370,415 |
| 76 | Woody Harrelson | $4,337,300,152 | 59 | $73,513,562 |
| 77 | Tom Felton | $4,315,774,291 | 21 | $205,513,061 |
| 78 | Danai Gurira | $4,306,443,179 | 7 | $615,206,168 |
| 79 | Kate Winslet | $4,252,089,529 | 33 | $128,851,198 |
| 80 | Bruce Willis | $4,249,736,431 | 81 | $52,465,882 |
| 81 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,243,456,971 | 30 | $141,448,566 |
| 82 | Emma Thompson | $4,199,656,059 | 39 | $107,683,489 |
| 83 | Naomie Harris | $4,186,892,835 | 20 | $209,344,642 |
| 84 | Stephen Lang | $4,185,978,509 | 35 | $119,599,386 |
| 85 | Maggie Smith | $4,155,619,878 | 33 | $125,927,875 |
| 86 | Oscar Isaac | $4,146,096,751 | 33 | $125,639,295 |
| 87 | Antonio Banderas | $4,092,105,519 | 50 | $81,842,110 |
| 88 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,050,225,038 | 16 | $253,139,065 |
| 89 | Cameron Diaz | $4,037,957,716 | 32 | $126,186,179 |
| 90 | Charlize Theron | $3,994,659,309 | 36 | $110,962,759 |
| 91 | Letitia Wright | $3,986,140,215 | 12 | $332,178,351 |
| 92 | John Ratzenberger | $3,969,301,575 | 19 | $208,910,609 |
| 93 | Michael Caine | $3,953,751,765 | 46 | $85,951,125 |
| 94 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,929,664,103 | 43 | $91,387,537 |
| 95 | Shen Teng | $3,926,348,309 | 11 | $356,940,755 |
| 96 | Alfred Molina | $3,883,287,997 | 31 | $125,267,355 |
| 97 | Brie Larson | $3,847,461,883 | 21 | $183,212,471 |
| 98 | Christopher Lee | $3,846,064,552 | 27 | $142,446,835 |
| 99 | Kurt Russell | $3,830,742,373 | 30 | $127,691,412 |
| 100 | Ewan McGregor | $3,790,489,704 | 42 | $90,249,755 |
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
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