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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 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
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), Iron Man ($585,171,547 in 2008) |
2
Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 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), Captain America: Civil War ($1,151,899,586 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($714,401,889 in 2014), Iron Man 2 ($621,156,389 in 2010), Black Widow ($379,751,131 in 2021), Ghost in the Shell ($167,910,690 in 2017) |
3
Chris Hemsworth
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 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), Thor: Ragnarok ($850,482,778 in 2017), Thor: Love and Thunder ($760,928,081 in 2022), Thor: The Dark World ($644,602,516 in 2013), Thor ($449,326,618 in 2011), Men in Black: International ($254,310,003 in 2019), Extraction 2 ($0 in 2023) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $12,199,580,314 | 9 | $1,355,508,924 |
2 | Scarlett Johansson | $10,782,808,914 | 9 | $1,198,089,879 |
3 | Chris Hemsworth | $10,707,339,225 | 10 | $1,070,733,923 |
4 | Chris Evans | $10,386,730,967 | 10 | $1,038,673,097 |
5 | Samuel L. Jackson | $9,279,682,954 | 8 | $1,159,960,369 |
6 | Tom Holland | $8,755,487,106 | 5 | $1,751,097,421 |
7 | Mark Ruffalo | $8,598,172,007 | 5 | $1,719,634,401 |
8 | Elizabeth Olsen | $8,336,713,590 | 5 | $1,667,342,718 |
9 | Don Cheadle | $7,825,720,286 | 5 | $1,565,144,057 |
10 | Chris Pratt | $7,371,711,141 | 8 | $921,463,893 |
11 | Zoe Saldana | $7,352,831,073 | 7 | $1,050,404,439 |
12 | Chadwick Boseman | $7,325,665,945 | 4 | $1,831,416,486 |
13 | Bradley Cooper | $7,322,711,141 | 5 | $1,464,542,228 |
14 | Dave Bautista | $7,322,711,141 | 6 | $1,220,451,857 |
15 | Sebastian Stan | $7,112,308,074 | 6 | $1,185,384,679 |
16 | Danai Gurira | $7,027,751,905 | 4 | $1,756,937,976 |
17 | Letitia Wright | $7,027,751,905 | 4 | $1,756,937,976 |
18 | Jeremy Renner | $6,851,229,061 | 5 | $1,370,245,812 |
19 | Pom Klementieff | $6,551,828,746 | 4 | $1,637,957,187 |
20 | Karen Gillan | $6,551,828,746 | 5 | $1,310,365,749 |
21 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $6,465,840,199 | 4 | $1,616,460,050 |
22 | Benedict Wong | $6,465,840,199 | 4 | $1,616,460,050 |
23 | Josh Brolin | $6,332,864,999 | 7 | $904,695,000 |
24 | Tom Hiddleston | $6,248,424,408 | 5 | $1,249,684,882 |
25 | Paul Bettany | $6,073,325,651 | 4 | $1,518,331,413 |
26 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $5,210,632,493 | 4 | $1,302,658,123 |
27 | Vin Diesel | $4,570,961,910 | 5 | $914,192,382 |
28 | Paul Rudd | $4,394,550,697 | 4 | $1,098,637,674 |
29 | Evangeline Lilly | $4,394,550,697 | 4 | $1,098,637,674 |
30 | Brie Larson | $4,118,194,629 | 3 | $1,372,731,543 |
31 | Anthony Mackie | $3,940,811,871 | 3 | $1,313,603,957 |
32 | Jon Favreau | $3,667,183,576 | 2 | $1,833,591,788 |
33 | Christian Bale | $3,207,622,553 | 4 | $801,905,638 |
34 | Hugh Jackman | $2,941,003,885 | 6 | $490,167,314 |
35 | Terry Notary | $2,788,912,285 | 1 | $2,788,912,285 |
36 | Tobey Maguire | $2,514,478,263 | 3 | $838,159,421 |
37 | Gal Gadot | $2,512,392,298 | 4 | $628,098,075 |
38 | Will Smith | $2,429,516,807 | 4 | $607,379,202 |
39 | Tommy Lee Jones | $2,390,870,747 | 5 | $478,174,149 |
40 | Jason Momoa | $2,244,238,444 | 5 | $448,847,689 |
41 | Henry Cavill | $2,196,339,818 | 3 | $732,113,273 |
42 | Martin Freeman | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
43 | Lupita Nyong'o | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
44 | Angela Bassett | $2,190,479,866 | 2 | $1,095,239,933 |
45 | Idris Elba | $2,141,373,489 | 5 | $428,274,698 |
46 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,085,919,267 | 4 | $521,479,817 |
47 | Zendaya | $2,010,378,813 | 2 | $1,005,189,407 |
48 | James McAvoy | $1,988,225,086 | 4 | $497,056,272 |
49 | Natalie Portman | $1,985,071,377 | 4 | $496,267,844 |
50 | Patrick Stewart | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
51 | Ian McKellen | $1,910,344,718 | 4 | $477,586,180 |
52 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,866,922,231 | 5 | $373,384,446 |
53 | Tessa Thompson | $1,865,720,862 | 3 | $621,906,954 |
54 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $1,794,512,985 | 5 | $358,902,597 |
55 | Ben Affleck | $1,711,122,818 | 3 | $570,374,273 |
56 | Andy Serkis | $1,710,488,271 | 2 | $855,244,136 |
57 | Michael Fassbender | $1,645,808,626 | 3 | $548,602,875 |
58 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,645,808,626 | 3 | $548,602,875 |
59 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,628,568,160 | 3 | $542,856,053 |
60 | Rachel McAdams | $1,628,568,160 | 2 | $814,284,080 |
61 | Michael Douglas | $1,605,638,412 | 3 | $535,212,804 |
62 | Patrick Wilson | $1,565,695,266 | 2 | $782,847,633 |
63 | Gemma Chan | $1,531,307,853 | 2 | $765,653,927 |
64 | Michael B. Jordan | $1,504,343,507 | 2 | $752,171,754 |
65 | Nicole Kidman | $1,468,378,846 | 2 | $734,189,423 |
66 | Andrew Garfield | $1,468,249,570 | 2 | $734,124,785 |
67 | James Spader | $1,395,316,979 | 1 | $1,395,316,979 |
68 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,353,604,254 | 3 | $451,201,418 |
69 | Daniel Kaluuya | $1,336,494,320 | 1 | $1,336,494,320 |
70 | Forest Whitaker | $1,336,494,320 | 1 | $1,336,494,320 |
71 | Guy Pearce | $1,252,555,326 | 2 | $626,277,663 |
72 | Djimon Hounsou | $1,250,701,394 | 2 | $625,350,697 |
73 | Ben Kingsley | $1,215,392,272 | 1 | $1,215,392,272 |
74 | Michael Keaton | $1,145,095,582 | 2 | $572,547,791 |
75 | Michael Peña | $1,142,003,109 | 2 | $571,001,555 |
76 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,132,107,522 | 1 | $1,132,107,522 |
77 | Dolph Lundgren | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
78 | Willem Dafoe | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
79 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
80 | Amber Heard | $1,131,849,702 | 1 | $1,131,849,702 |
81 | Ben Mendelsohn | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
82 | Lashana Lynch | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
83 | Lee Pace | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
84 | Clark Gregg | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
85 | Annette Bening | $1,129,576,094 | 1 | $1,129,576,094 |
86 | Margot Robbie | $1,113,848,269 | 3 | $371,282,756 |
87 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,064,085,246 | 2 | $532,042,623 |
88 | Hailee Steinfeld | $1,056,789,543 | 3 | $352,263,181 |
89 | Shameik Moore | $1,056,699,997 | 2 | $528,349,999 |
90 | Heath Ledger | $1,007,695,772 | 1 | $1,007,695,772 |
91 | Bruce Willis | $1,000,191,405 | 6 | $166,698,568 |
92 | Chris Pine | $984,051,998 | 2 | $492,025,999 |
93 | Cara Delevingne | $960,843,336 | 2 | $480,421,668 |
94 | Xochitl Gomez | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
95 | Michael Stuhlbarg | $952,224,986 | 1 | $952,224,986 |
96 | Colin Farrell | $948,732,997 | 2 | $474,366,499 |
97 | Ezra Miller | $922,495,541 | 2 | $461,247,771 |
98 | Jai Courtney | $912,842,717 | 2 | $456,421,359 |
99 | Joel Kinnaman | $912,842,717 | 2 | $456,421,359 |
100 | Viola Davis | $912,842,717 | 2 | $456,421,359 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Hemsworth: Image by Benjamin Ellis licensed under Creative Commons. Original