Johansson Loses Top-Grossing Actor Title To A Co-Star
Zoe Saldaña has officially taken the box-office crown — and Scarlett Johansson just got bumped to second place. Thanks to Avatar: Fire and Ash crossing about $1.23 billion worldwide, Saldaña is now the top-grossing movie star of all time, with her films totaling roughly $16.86 billion globally. That nudges her past Johansson, who sits at No. 2 with about $16.44 billion, according to industry tracking numbers cited by Entertainment Weekly. A huge chunk of Saldaña’s dominance comes from her three trips to Pandora as Neytiri, which account for an estimated $6 billion alone. The rest of her box-office muscle is fueled by her role as Gamora in multiple Marvel films, three Star Trek movies, and even an early appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean. Johansson only recently held the top spot herself, jumping to No. 1 last summer after Jurassic World Rebirth pushed her past longtime Marvel heavyweights Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. Her numbers are driven largely by the Avengers and Captain America films, along with Black Widow, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, and the Sing movies. The rest of the top 10 is a franchise fever dream: Jackson, Downey Jr., Chris Pratt, Tom Cruise, Chris Hemsworth, Vin Diesel, Chris Evans, and Dwayne Johnson. The rankings are based on total global ticket sales, not actor paychecks.










