A little over 25 years after making her on-screen film debut 2000’s ‘Center Stage,’ Academy Award winner Zoe Saldaña has become the highest-grossing actor of all time.
Beyond being the three highest-grossing films of all time, ‘2009’s ‘Avatar ‘($2.9 billion), 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame ‘($2.8 billion), and 2022’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water ‘($2.3 billion) all have one major thing in common: Zoe Saldana.
Between those history-making movies, ‘Star Trek,’ her other Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances, and the latest ‘Avatar’ installment ‘Fire and Ash‘recently crossing the $1.23 billion revenue-mark, Saldana is now the highest-grossing actor of all time.
Reports have it her films have collectively amassed a whopping $15.47 billion at the box office over the last 25 years, snatching the title from fellow MCU starlet Scarlett Johansson (whose works reportedly sit at $15.40 billion combined).
According to movie industry data, films featuring Saldana in leading roles have collectively earned an estimated $15.47 billion globally, taking out the previous record holder, Scarlett Johansson, whose leading roles total approximately $15.40 billion.
The latest boost comes from ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, where Saldana helped the film generate $1.2 billion worldwide (as of time reported) thanks to her return as warrior “Neytiri” for the third time.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday evening (January 13), Zoe posted a video expressing her appreciation over reaching the historic milestone.
“I just want to express my sincerest gratitude for the extraordinary journey that has led me to become the highest-grossing film actor of all time today,” she said. “An achievement made possible entirely, entirely by the incredible franchises and the collaborators that I have been fortunate enough to be a part of, to every director who placed their trust in me.”