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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Action Stars - International Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide 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
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,748,242,781 in 2019), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), The Losers ($29,863,840 in 2010), Avatar: Fire and Ash ($0 in 2025) |
2
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 ($2,748,242,781 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), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($535,663,443 in 2011), Air America ($32,914,515 in 1990) |
3
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 ($869,087,963 in 2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 ($845,468,744 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Guardians of the Galaxy ($770,882,395 in 2014), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Fast X ($714,567,285 in 2023), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Saldana | $12,553,125,889 | 9 | $1,394,791,765 |
| 2 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,142,137,363 | 10 | $1,214,213,736 |
| 3 | Vin Diesel | $11,689,322,445 | 21 | $556,634,402 |
| 4 | Scarlett Johansson | $11,362,666,099 | 12 | $946,888,842 |
| 5 | Chris Pratt | $11,284,653,172 | 12 | $940,387,764 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,798,086,359 | 14 | $771,291,883 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $10,263,235,507 | 11 | $933,021,410 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,728,083,060 | 17 | $572,240,180 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | $8,971,580,165 | 21 | $427,218,103 |
| 10 | Tom Holland | $8,756,032,713 | 7 | $1,250,861,816 |
| 11 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,557,502,503 | 5 | $1,711,500,501 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $8,474,322,061 | 16 | $529,645,129 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,296,044,086 | 5 | $1,659,208,817 |
| 14 | Don Cheadle | $7,822,618,580 | 6 | $1,303,769,763 |
| 15 | Jeremy Renner | $7,720,222,503 | 6 | $1,286,703,751 |
| 16 | Josh Brolin | $7,612,150,213 | 11 | $692,013,656 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $7,459,282,808 | 6 | $1,243,213,801 |
| 18 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,282,659,203 | 4 | $1,820,664,801 |
| 19 | Sebastian Stan | $7,033,473,786 | 5 | $1,406,694,757 |
| 20 | Danai Gurira | $6,984,745,163 | 4 | $1,746,186,291 |
| 21 | Letitia Wright | $6,984,745,163 | 4 | $1,746,186,291 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $6,512,018,813 | 7 | $930,288,402 |
| 23 | Pom Klementieff | $6,511,159,242 | 4 | $1,627,789,811 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,425,170,695 | 4 | $1,606,292,674 |
| 25 | Benedict Wong | $6,425,170,695 | 4 | $1,606,292,674 |
| 26 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,207,754,904 | 5 | $1,241,550,981 |
| 27 | Paul Bettany | $5,948,502,121 | 3 | $1,982,834,040 |
| 28 | Sam Worthington | $5,752,880,343 | 7 | $821,840,049 |
| 29 | Jason Statham | $5,550,346,496 | 28 | $198,226,661 |
| 30 | Hugh Jackman | $5,469,731,806 | 13 | $420,748,600 |
| 31 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,326,365,197 | 16 | $332,897,825 |
| 32 | Will Smith | $5,310,645,822 | 14 | $379,331,844 |
| 33 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,621,391,035 | 4 | $1,155,347,759 |
| 34 | Brie Larson | $4,596,179,899 | 4 | $1,149,044,975 |
| 35 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,506,011,956 | 9 | $500,667,995 |
| 36 | Paul Rudd | $4,353,881,193 | 4 | $1,088,470,298 |
| 37 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,353,881,193 | 4 | $1,088,470,298 |
| 38 | Daniel Craig | $4,110,684,714 | 6 | $685,114,119 |
| 39 | Anthony Mackie | $4,085,518,561 | 8 | $510,689,820 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,982,883,985 | 7 | $568,983,426 |
| 41 | Paul Walker | $3,806,908,830 | 8 | $475,863,604 |
| 42 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,711,773,649 | 9 | $412,419,294 |
| 43 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,705,024,846 | 26 | $142,500,956 |
| 44 | Christian Bale | $3,673,873,587 | 9 | $408,208,176 |
| 45 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,651,487,858 | 34 | $107,396,702 |
| 46 | Jon Favreau | $3,627,095,530 | 2 | $1,813,547,765 |
| 47 | Keanu Reeves | $3,578,489,058 | 14 | $255,606,361 |
| 48 | Jason Momoa | $3,452,103,715 | 9 | $383,567,079 |
| 49 | Henry Cavill | $3,426,200,503 | 9 | $380,688,945 |
| 50 | Idris Elba | $3,321,941,295 | 9 | $369,104,588 |
| 51 | Bruce Willis | $3,316,562,027 | 51 | $65,030,628 |
| 52 | Zendaya | $3,150,659,144 | 4 | $787,664,786 |
| 53 | Angela Bassett | $2,975,628,382 | 4 | $743,907,096 |
| 54 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,928,655,959 | 9 | $325,406,218 |
| 55 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,859,944,440 | 10 | $285,994,444 |
| 56 | Jordana Brewster | $2,789,034,002 | 5 | $557,806,800 |
| 57 | Terry Notary | $2,748,242,781 | 1 | $2,748,242,781 |
| 58 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,669,896,341 | 5 | $533,979,268 |
| 59 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,669,461,367 | 4 | $667,365,342 |
| 60 | Charlize Theron | $2,560,822,474 | 8 | $320,102,809 |
| 61 | Gal Gadot | $2,551,337,198 | 7 | $364,476,743 |
| 62 | Michael Fassbender | $2,458,813,974 | 10 | $245,881,397 |
| 63 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,542,022 | 3 | $802,847,341 |
| 64 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,405,378,604 | 16 | $150,336,163 |
| 65 | Jackie Chan | $2,404,042,641 | 29 | $82,898,022 |
| 66 | Ben Affleck | $2,377,223,450 | 7 | $339,603,350 |
| 67 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,322,373,474 | 6 | $387,062,246 |
| 68 | James McAvoy | $2,234,581,981 | 5 | $446,916,396 |
| 69 | Martin Freeman | $2,188,142,628 | 2 | $1,094,071,314 |
| 70 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,188,142,628 | 2 | $1,094,071,314 |
| 71 | Rachel McAdams | $2,164,231,603 | 3 | $721,410,534 |
| 72 | Lea Seydoux | $2,163,208,869 | 3 | $721,069,623 |
| 73 | Brad Pitt | $2,106,227,871 | 6 | $351,037,979 |
| 74 | Wu Jing | $2,088,299,312 | 3 | $696,099,771 |
| 75 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,064,541,903 | 9 | $229,393,545 |
| 76 | Tom Hardy | $2,049,779,641 | 4 | $512,444,910 |
| 77 | Dolph Lundgren | $2,009,923,624 | 26 | $77,304,755 |
| 78 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,987,522,957 | 4 | $496,880,739 |
| 79 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
| 80 | Mel Gibson | $1,972,792,137 | 20 | $98,639,607 |
| 81 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,955,084,082 | 3 | $651,694,694 |
| 82 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,930,970,549 | 8 | $241,371,319 |
| 83 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,926,133,904 | 3 | $642,044,635 |
| 84 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 85 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 86 | Andy Serkis | $1,823,895,678 | 3 | $607,965,226 |
| 87 | Colin Farrell | $1,813,113,322 | 8 | $226,639,165 |
| 88 | Nicolas Cage | $1,808,138,994 | 26 | $69,543,807 |
| 89 | Patrick Wilson | $1,751,535,821 | 4 | $437,883,955 |
| 90 | Donnie Yen | $1,733,492,789 | 20 | $86,674,639 |
| 91 | Glen Powell | $1,698,576,802 | 5 | $339,715,360 |
| 92 | Jai Courtney | $1,649,312,418 | 5 | $329,862,484 |
| 93 | Michael Douglas | $1,644,202,834 | 4 | $411,050,709 |
| 94 | Miles Teller | $1,631,490,593 | 4 | $407,872,648 |
| 95 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,631,235,244 | 4 | $407,808,811 |
| 96 | Russell Crowe | $1,626,445,726 | 6 | $271,074,288 |
| 97 | Tessa Thompson | $1,611,410,859 | 2 | $805,705,430 |
| 98 | Megan Fox | $1,607,349,677 | 6 | $267,891,613 |
| 99 | John Cena | $1,579,366,172 | 9 | $175,485,130 |
| 100 | Ben Kingsley | $1,551,981,961 | 4 | $387,995,490 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
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
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
