Zoe Saldana has officially been declared the highest-grossing actor of all time.
Thanks to Avatar: Fire and Ash, which has made $1.23 billion at the global box office since its release in December, Saldana earned the title in a list that highlights some of the world’s biggest names, per Variety.
According to Disney, the Avatar films have grossed a combined total of $5.6 billion.
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What this implies is that 47-year-old Saldana has now surpassed her Marvel Cinematic Universe colleagues Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson.
A Variety report indicated that Saldana has starred in the three highest-grossing films ever: 2009’s Avatar, and its 2022 sequel The Way of Water, which hold the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which sits at No. 2.
Also, she is the first actress to feature in four films that have amassed over $2 billion globally, including 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Beyond Avatar and her MCU roles as Gamora, she played Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek trilogy, which earned more than $1 billion worldwide.
In the year 2024, her global box office total surpassed $14 billion, according to reports.
2025 was a landmark year for the 47-year-old actress as she was crowned with the best supporting actress Oscar for her performance in Emilia Pérez, making her the first Dominican-American to win an Academy Award.
Moreover, the role also earned her a SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice award.
“It feels really good,” Saldana recently told Variety about having “Oscar winner” as her new prefix. “My husband [director Marco Perego Saldaña] is so funny. He has this joke; he goes, ‘Z, you can’t do anything right now without people announcing you as ‘Academy Award winner.’ You can’t rob a bank, because it’ll be like, ‘Academy Award winner…’ I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’ But it’s true. I’m honored. I’m very happy. I’m also like, ‘OK, let’s continue to work.’”
In Avatar: Fire and Ash, Zoe Saldana reprises her role as Na’vi warrior Neytiri, whose relationship with human-turned-Na’vi leader Jake Sully (played by Sam Worthington), drives the film.
Sources say Saldana will reprise her role in the fourth and fifth Avatar installments, set for December 2029 and 2031, respectively.
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After attaining this new feat, Saldana has earned loads of praise and support from her colleagues and fans on social media, with many deeming her new accomplishment legendary.
