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Zoe Saldaña Becomes Highest-Grossing Actor Ever After Avatar: Fire and Ash

The third Avatar film’s $1.23 billion run pushed her past Scarlett Johansson on industry leaderboards.

Overview

  • The Numbers’ tally places Saldaña’s cumulative box office for lead and lead‑ensemble roles at about $15.46–$15.47 billion, edging Johansson’s total.
  • Saldaña now appears in the three highest-grossing films ever—Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and Avatar: The Way of Water—and is the first actor in four $2 billion titles including Avengers: Infinity War.
  • Coverage notes small discrepancies across outlets because some aggregators classify supporting roles differently, which can exclude films like Oppenheimer for certain actors.
  • Saldaña acknowledged the milestone in a social video, thanking collaborators including James Cameron, J.J. Abrams, Joe and Anthony Russo, and James Gunn, as well as fans.
  • Future releases could reshuffle the rankings, with Saldaña expected in Avatar 4 and 5 and other franchise entries on the horizon.