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 ($741,227,744 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 ($786,619,091 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 | $10,892,132,340 | 83 | $131,230,510 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $9,568,646,686 | 39 | $245,349,915 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $9,523,819,830 | 30 | $317,460,661 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $8,891,615,565 | 32 | $277,862,986 |
| 5 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $8,486,656,888 | 56 | $151,547,444 |
| 6 | Dwayne Johnson | $8,481,018,919 | 39 | $217,462,024 |
| 7 | Scarlett Johansson | $8,295,415,607 | 41 | $202,327,210 |
| 8 | Andy Serkis | $7,904,613,438 | 28 | $282,307,623 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $7,433,653,699 | 28 | $265,487,632 |
| 10 | Bradley Cooper | $7,320,801,793 | 38 | $192,652,679 |
| 11 | Tom Holland | $7,077,686,122 | 19 | $372,509,796 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $7,048,202,098 | 33 | $213,581,882 |
| 13 | Don Cheadle | $7,031,113,859 | 27 | $260,411,624 |
| 14 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,918,917,508 | 29 | $238,583,362 |
| 15 | Idris Elba | $6,912,938,821 | 40 | $172,823,471 |
| 16 | Tom Cruise | $6,884,990,833 | 42 | $163,928,353 |
| 17 | Chris Hemsworth | $6,867,266,143 | 28 | $245,259,505 |
| 18 | Alan Rickman | $6,831,715,666 | 23 | $297,031,116 |
| 19 | Johnny Depp | $6,659,641,602 | 58 | $114,821,407 |
| 20 | Ralph Fiennes | $6,593,882,307 | 43 | $153,346,100 |
| 21 | Paul Bettany | $6,460,723,959 | 25 | $258,428,958 |
| 22 | Emma Watson | $6,446,705,906 | 17 | $379,217,994 |
| 23 | Cate Blanchett | $6,372,114,455 | 42 | $151,717,011 |
| 24 | Karen Gillan | $6,310,646,507 | 25 | $252,425,860 |
| 25 | Chris Evans | $6,252,125,914 | 29 | $215,590,549 |
| 26 | Mark Ruffalo | $6,014,449,446 | 29 | $207,394,808 |
| 27 | Robbie Coltrane | $6,006,473,494 | 16 | $375,404,593 |
| 28 | Anthony Mackie | $6,005,226,265 | 42 | $142,981,578 |
| 29 | Will Smith | $5,864,860,999 | 40 | $146,621,525 |
| 30 | Jon Favreau | $5,820,268,369 | 17 | $342,368,728 |
| 31 | Josh Brolin | $5,780,887,008 | 32 | $180,652,719 |
| 32 | Benedict Wong | $5,740,037,829 | 12 | $478,336,486 |
| 33 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,715,235,849 | 23 | $248,488,515 |
| 34 | Morgan Freeman | $5,662,766,207 | 66 | $85,799,488 |
| 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 | $5,516,189,214 | 21 | $262,675,677 |
| 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 | $5,334,036,368 | 24 | $222,251,515 |
| 41 | Tyrese Gibson | $5,311,504,682 | 26 | $204,288,642 |
| 42 | Willem Dafoe | $5,295,901,090 | 63 | $84,061,922 |
| 43 | Rupert Grint | $5,267,451,195 | 15 | $351,163,413 |
| 44 | Ian McKellen | $5,219,881,234 | 22 | $237,267,329 |
| 45 | Tom Hanks | $5,203,748,841 | 60 | $86,729,147 |
| 46 | Sebastian Stan | $5,176,652,878 | 28 | $184,880,460 |
| 47 | Sigourney Weaver | $5,099,089,251 | 37 | $137,813,223 |
| 48 | Helena Bonham Carter | $5,068,544,555 | 39 | $129,962,681 |
| 49 | Hugo Weaving | $5,040,249,017 | 26 | $193,855,731 |
| 50 | Tom Hiddleston | $4,984,302,615 | 16 | $311,518,913 |
| 51 | Sam Worthington | $4,967,411,598 | 37 | $134,254,368 |
| 52 | Harrison Ford | $4,966,115,470 | 39 | $127,336,294 |
| 53 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,934,452,484 | 22 | $224,293,295 |
| 54 | Gary Oldman | $4,895,783,665 | 37 | $132,318,477 |
| 55 | Steve Carell | $4,876,992,562 | 34 | $143,440,958 |
| 56 | Matt Damon | $4,774,293,762 | 51 | $93,613,603 |
| 57 | Chadwick Boseman | $4,765,418,793 | 12 | $397,118,233 |
| 58 | Julie Walters | $4,743,672,209 | 20 | $237,183,610 |
| 59 | Kristen Wiig | $4,666,413,135 | 31 | $150,529,456 |
| 60 | Pom Klementieff | $4,643,345,836 | 9 | $515,927,315 |
| 61 | Liam Neeson | $4,643,255,074 | 63 | $73,702,461 |
| 62 | Alan Tudyk | $4,631,673,622 | 22 | $210,530,619 |
| 63 | Hugh Jackman | $4,598,295,534 | 37 | $124,278,258 |
| 64 | Brad Pitt | $4,598,229,388 | 50 | $91,964,588 |
| 65 | Keegan-Michael Key | $4,556,739,621 | 30 | $151,891,321 |
| 66 | Michael Gambon | $4,519,691,705 | 17 | $265,864,218 |
| 67 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,512,878,267 | 31 | $145,576,718 |
| 68 | Paul Rudd | $4,509,008,342 | 38 | $118,658,114 |
| 69 | Timothy Spall | $4,470,096,666 | 31 | $144,196,667 |
| 70 | Simon Pegg | $4,425,382,147 | 29 | $152,599,384 |
| 71 | Jeff Goldblum | $4,409,938,145 | 34 | $129,704,063 |
| 72 | Jack Black | $4,396,331,456 | 33 | $133,222,165 |
| 73 | Brendan Gleeson | $4,344,282,243 | 38 | $114,323,217 |
| 74 | Lupita Nyong'o | $4,337,786,763 | 14 | $309,841,912 |
| 75 | Woody Harrelson | $4,337,299,301 | 59 | $73,513,547 |
| 76 | J.K. Simmons | $4,324,460,004 | 60 | $72,074,333 |
| 77 | Tom Felton | $4,315,819,213 | 21 | $205,515,201 |
| 78 | Danai Gurira | $4,306,443,179 | 7 | $615,206,168 |
| 79 | Kate Winslet | $4,243,805,857 | 33 | $128,600,177 |
| 80 | Emma Thompson | $4,198,061,470 | 39 | $107,642,602 |
| 81 | Bruce Willis | $4,194,746,905 | 81 | $51,786,999 |
| 82 | Naomie Harris | $4,186,892,835 | 20 | $209,344,642 |
| 83 | Stephen Lang | $4,185,978,509 | 35 | $119,599,386 |
| 84 | Maggie Smith | $4,155,404,697 | 33 | $125,921,354 |
| 85 | Oscar Isaac | $4,152,712,687 | 33 | $125,839,778 |
| 86 | Antonio Banderas | $4,092,105,519 | 50 | $81,842,110 |
| 87 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $4,050,226,111 | 16 | $253,139,132 |
| 88 | Cameron Diaz | $4,037,957,716 | 32 | $126,186,179 |
| 89 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $4,016,567,163 | 30 | $133,885,572 |
| 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 | $3,969,306,719 | 19 | $208,910,880 |
| 93 | Michael Caine | $3,954,370,226 | 46 | $85,964,570 |
| 94 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,910,129,688 | 43 | $90,933,249 |
| 95 | Alfred Molina | $3,867,811,604 | 31 | $124,768,116 |
| 96 | Brie Larson | $3,847,461,883 | 21 | $183,212,471 |
| 97 | Christopher Lee | $3,846,064,552 | 27 | $142,446,835 |
| 98 | Shen Teng | $3,840,982,319 | 10 | $384,098,232 |
| 99 | Kurt Russell | $3,830,739,290 | 30 | $127,691,310 |
| 100 | Ewan McGregor | $3,790,066,208 | 42 | $90,239,672 |
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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