{"id":290971,"date":"2026-01-18T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/290971\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:45:08","slug":"zoe-saldana-dethrones-scarlett-johansson-as-highest-grossing-actor-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/290971\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoe Salda\u00f1a dethrones Scarlett Johansson as highest-grossing actor of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scarlett Johansson<\/a> is no longer the highest-grossing actor of all time. Zoe Salda\u00f1a is.<\/p>\n

According to industry publication The Numbers<\/a>, Salda\u00f1a has overtaken her Marvel co-star Johansson with $16.8 billion in worldwide ticket sales as of Jan. 12.<\/p>\n

The latest installment in James Cameron\u2019s franchise, \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash,\u201d pushed Salda\u00f1a to the top spot after it crossed $1.23 billion at the global box office on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

The 47-year-old actor holds a unique distinction as the only performer to appear in the three highest-grossing films ever made: \u201cAvatar,\u201d \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d and \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salda\u00f1a is also the only actor to star in four separate films that have each surpassed the $2 billion mark. That list includes the three aforementioned as well as 2018\u2019s \u201cAvengers: Infinity War,\u201d which grossed $2.05 billion.<\/p>\n

Salda\u00f1a\u2019s portrayal of Neytiri in the \u201cAvatar\u201d series alone contributes $6 billion to her total box office earnings.<\/p>\n

Johansson now ranks second with $16.4 billion in career box office revenue. She had claimed the top spot last summer following the release of \u201cJurassic World Rebirth,\u201d moving up from third place. Her role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accounted for much of her commercial success.<\/p>\n

\"ScarlettScarlett Johansson at the “Avengers Endgame” photocall at Corinthia London on April 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/WireImage)Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five highest-grossing actors are Samuel L. Jackson<\/a>, Robert Downey Jr.<\/a>, and Chris Pratt<\/a>, all of whom are known for their work in Marvel films.<\/p>\n

Beyond Salda\u00f1a\u2019s box office dominance, she has also received much acclaim for her performances. Last year, she earned her first Academy Award for her supporting role in the musical \u201cEmilia P\u00e9rez.\u201d Her victory was a historic milestone, marking the first time an actor of Dominican descent has won an Oscar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a proud child of immigrant parents, with dreams and dignity and hardworking hands,\u201d Salda\u00f1a said through tears during her acceptance speech<\/a> for Best Supporting Actress. \u201cI am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scarlett Johansson is no longer the highest-grossing actor of all time. Zoe Salda\u00f1a is. According to industry publication…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[44618,434,18,117,145205,3304,19,17,130,1891,327],"class_list":{"0":"post-290971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-arts-culture-and-entertainment","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-feedrouted_global","13":"tag-film-industry","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-london","17":"tag-marvel-studios","18":"tag-movies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115916644199360574","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}