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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
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754 in 2018), Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,553,126 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022), 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 Tomorrow War ($19,220,000 in 2021) |
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 ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 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 3 ($0 in 2025) |
3
Robert Downey, Jr.
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($2,788,912,285 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 ($1,215,392,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($878,271,291 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) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Pratt | $12,685,775,802 | 12 | $1,057,147,984 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $12,593,795,393 | 9 | $1,399,310,599 |
| 3 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,182,986,725 | 10 | $1,218,298,673 |
| 4 | Vin Diesel | $11,689,322,887 | 21 | $556,634,423 |
| 5 | Scarlett Johansson | $11,403,335,603 | 11 | $1,036,666,873 |
| 6 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,666,342,674 | 15 | $711,089,512 |
| 7 | Chris Evans | $10,303,905,011 | 11 | $936,718,637 |
| 8 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,768,558,139 | 17 | $574,621,067 |
| 9 | Tom Holland | $8,782,559,275 | 6 | $1,463,759,879 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $8,685,613,406 | 20 | $434,280,670 |
| 11 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,598,172,007 | 5 | $1,719,634,401 |
| 12 | Dave Bautista | $8,510,247,661 | 15 | $567,349,844 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,336,713,590 | 5 | $1,667,342,718 |
| 14 | Don Cheadle | $7,864,049,400 | 6 | $1,310,674,900 |
| 15 | Josh Brolin | $7,817,978,841 | 12 | $651,498,237 |
| 16 | Jeremy Renner | $7,760,892,007 | 6 | $1,293,482,001 |
| 17 | Bradley Cooper | $7,499,952,312 | 6 | $1,249,992,052 |
| 18 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,325,665,945 | 4 | $1,831,416,486 |
| 19 | Sebastian Stan | $7,074,143,290 | 5 | $1,414,828,658 |
| 20 | Danai Gurira | $7,027,751,905 | 4 | $1,756,937,976 |
| 21 | Letitia Wright | $7,027,751,905 | 4 | $1,756,937,976 |
| 22 | Karen Gillan | $6,552,688,317 | 7 | $936,098,331 |
| 23 | Pom Klementieff | $6,551,828,746 | 4 | $1,637,957,187 |
| 24 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,465,840,199 | 4 | $1,616,460,050 |
| 25 | Benedict Wong | $6,465,840,199 | 4 | $1,616,460,050 |
| 26 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,248,424,408 | 5 | $1,249,684,882 |
| 27 | Paul Bettany | $5,989,171,625 | 3 | $1,996,390,542 |
| 28 | Sam Worthington | $5,752,880,343 | 7 | $821,840,049 |
| 29 | Jason Statham | $5,550,346,496 | 28 | $198,226,661 |
| 30 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,326,365,197 | 16 | $332,897,825 |
| 31 | Will Smith | $4,910,119,585 | 14 | $350,722,828 |
| 32 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $4,662,821,855 | 4 | $1,165,705,464 |
| 33 | Brie Larson | $4,636,849,403 | 4 | $1,159,212,351 |
| 34 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,506,012,398 | 9 | $500,668,044 |
| 35 | Paul Rudd | $4,394,550,697 | 4 | $1,098,637,674 |
| 36 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,394,550,697 | 4 | $1,098,637,674 |
| 37 | Hugh Jackman | $4,131,943,001 | 11 | $375,631,182 |
| 38 | Anthony Mackie | $4,126,188,065 | 7 | $589,455,438 |
| 39 | Daniel Craig | $4,110,684,714 | 6 | $685,114,119 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,982,883,985 | 7 | $568,983,426 |
| 41 | Paul Walker | $3,806,908,830 | 8 | $475,863,604 |
| 42 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,705,024,992 | 25 | $148,201,000 |
| 43 | Jon Favreau | $3,667,183,576 | 2 | $1,833,591,788 |
| 44 | Christian Bale | $3,665,417,843 | 9 | $407,268,649 |
| 45 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,651,487,858 | 33 | $110,651,147 |
| 46 | Keanu Reeves | $3,570,643,186 | 14 | $255,045,942 |
| 47 | Jason Momoa | $3,452,318,430 | 9 | $383,590,937 |
| 48 | Henry Cavill | $3,419,562,519 | 9 | $379,951,391 |
| 49 | Idris Elba | $3,321,941,295 | 9 | $369,104,588 |
| 50 | Bruce Willis | $3,261,572,501 | 51 | $63,952,402 |
| 51 | Zendaya | $3,151,009,905 | 4 | $787,752,476 |
| 52 | Angela Bassett | $2,977,965,620 | 4 | $744,491,405 |
| 53 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,928,656,401 | 9 | $325,406,267 |
| 54 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,862,681,210 | 11 | $260,243,746 |
| 55 | Jordana Brewster | $2,789,034,444 | 5 | $557,806,889 |
| 56 | Terry Notary | $2,788,912,285 | 1 | $2,788,912,285 |
| 57 | Shia LaBeouf | $2,669,896,341 | 5 | $533,979,268 |
| 58 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,669,461,809 | 4 | $667,365,452 |
| 59 | Charlize Theron | $2,562,398,822 | 8 | $320,299,853 |
| 60 | Gal Gadot | $2,551,337,198 | 7 | $364,476,743 |
| 61 | Michael Fassbender | $2,458,813,974 | 10 | $245,881,397 |
| 62 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,538,749 | 3 | $802,846,250 |
| 63 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,405,378,604 | 15 | $160,358,574 |
| 64 | Jackie Chan | $2,392,815,970 | 29 | $82,510,896 |
| 65 | Ben Affleck | $2,377,223,450 | 7 | $339,603,350 |
| 66 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,373,984,844 | 9 | $263,776,094 |
| 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 | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
| 70 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
| 71 | Rachel McAdams | $2,164,231,603 | 3 | $721,410,534 |
| 72 | Lea Seydoux | $2,164,117,525 | 3 | $721,372,508 |
| 73 | Wu Jing | $2,117,042,878 | 3 | $705,680,959 |
| 74 | Brad Pitt | $2,106,227,871 | 6 | $351,037,979 |
| 75 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,064,541,903 | 9 | $229,393,545 |
| 76 | Dolph Lundgren | $2,009,923,624 | 26 | $77,304,755 |
| 77 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,987,522,957 | 4 | $496,880,739 |
| 78 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
| 79 | Mel Gibson | $1,972,582,855 | 20 | $98,629,143 |
| 80 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,954,894,524 | 2 | $977,447,262 |
| 81 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,927,257,275 | 3 | $642,419,092 |
| 82 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,923,124,677 | 8 | $240,390,585 |
| 83 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 84 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
| 85 | Andy Serkis | $1,826,232,916 | 3 | $608,744,305 |
| 86 | Colin Farrell | $1,813,113,322 | 8 | $226,639,165 |
| 87 | Nicolas Cage | $1,808,138,994 | 26 | $69,543,807 |
| 88 | Patrick Wilson | $1,751,535,821 | 4 | $437,883,955 |
| 89 | Tom Hardy | $1,727,501,844 | 4 | $431,875,461 |
| 90 | Javier Bardem | $1,704,719,302 | 3 | $568,239,767 |
| 91 | Glen Powell | $1,696,514,538 | 4 | $424,128,635 |
| 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 | $1,633,440,467 | 4 | $408,360,117 |
| 95 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,631,235,244 | 4 | $407,808,811 |
| 96 | Russell Crowe | $1,626,317,039 | 6 | $271,052,840 |
| 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 | $1,579,363,341 | 10 | $157,936,334 |
| 100 | Ben Kingsley | $1,552,743,277 | 4 | $388,185,819 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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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
