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Zoe Saldaña Becomes the Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time

Zoe Saldaña’s total box office earnings reached $16.8 billion, surpassing Scarlett Johansson’s $16.4 billion due to Avatar: Fire and Ash’s $1.23 billion global revenue.

  • Jan. 12, Zoe Saldaña's Avatar: Fire and Ash crossed $1.23 billion at the worldwide box office, bringing her total gross to $16.8 billion, per Screen Rant and Box Office Mojo.
  • The Avatar trilogy accounts for about $6 billion of Saldaña's cumulative receipts, while her Marvel, Star Trek, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl roles bolstered her totals.
  • Actor-first: Scarlett Johansson's prior $16.4 billion benchmark provides the comparison, and there's about a $423 million difference between her and Zoe Saldaña among the A‑listers.
  • Outcome-first: Zoe Saldaña has officially dethroned Scarlett Johansson as the top grossing actor worldwide, sharing this moment with Selena and Karla during her Golden Globes remarks.
  • The Batman Part II is slated next year and could shift the leaderboard as Scarlett Johansson may reclaim the top spot, while James Cameron’s planned fourth and fifth Avatar films could grow Saldaña’s totals.
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Zoe Saldaña is now the highest-grossing actor of all time

Zoe Saldaa has officially become the highest-grossing actor of all time at the worldwide box office, with her films collectively earning $15.47 billion.The Oscar-winning actress surpassed Scarlett Johansson, who previously held the record at $15.40 billion.Saldaa achieved this milestone thanks to the success of "Avatar: Fire and Ash," which has grossed more than $1.2 billion worldwide.RELATED STORY | 'Hamnet' and 'One Battle After Another' take …

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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