The success of James Cameron’s Avatar: Hearth and Ash has not simply reinstated the filmmaker as one of many greatest cash earners in Hollywood historical past, but in addition remodeled the panorama of field workplace kings and queens worldwide. Using on the success of the movie, 37-year-old Zoe Saldana has turn into the highest-grossing actor within the historical past of cinema, dethroning Scarlett Johansson, who had taken the highest spot final yr after the success of the brand new Jurassic World movie.
Zoe Saldana is the world’s highest-grossing actor
With Avatar: Hearth and Ash grossing over $1 billion worldwide, Zoe Saldana’s cumulative field workplace gross has grown to $15.5 billion, serving to her surpass Scarlett, who sits within the second spot with $15.4 billion. Zoe has been a part of 4 of the seven highest-grossing movies of all time, together with the highest 3. Her three Avatar movies have $6.6 billion. Moreover, she has additionally appeared as Gamora within the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. The MCU movies that includes her have earned over $7.5 billion. She has additionally starred within the Star Trek movies.
The actor has an opportunity so as to add to that quantity when she seems in Avengers: Doomsday later this yr. She can be anticipated to star within the two remaining Avatar movies.
Who all did Zoe Saldana beat
The listing of the highest-grossing actors of all time was headed by main males akin to Clark Gable and John Wayne until the 60s. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone traded the highest spot by the ’90s.
The start of the MCU noticed Samuel L Jackson take the highest spot, earlier than he was displaced by Scarlett final yr. Samuel nonetheless sits within the third spot, adopted by different MCU alum Robert Downey Jr and Chris Pratt. Chris Hemsworth, Vin Diesel, and Chris Evans are the opposite MCU actors within the high 10. The one non-MCU actors within the listing are Tom Cruise (#6) and Dwayne Johnson (#10).