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30 major actors who have appeared in more than one $1 billion box office hit
- "Barbie" is the latest movie to gross $1 billion dollars at the box office.
- For Ariana Greenblatt, "Barbie" is her second billion-dollar box office hit.
Ariana Greenblatt is one of the youngest actors to appear in more than one billion-dollar movie.
Movies: "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Barbie"
Ariana Greenblatt, 15, is the latest actor to star in more than one movie that has hit $1 billion dollars at the global box office after the success of "Barbie."
Greenblatt also had a small role in "Avengers: Infinity War" as the younger version of Gamora (Zoe Saldaña).
Samuel L. Jackson has been in 10 movies that have hit $1 billion.
Movies: "Jurassic Park," "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," "Avengers Assemble," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Incredibles 2," "Captain Marvel," "Avengers: Endgame," "Spider-Man: Far From Home," and "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"
Chris Pratt's latest film to hit $1 billion dollars is "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
Movies: "Jurassic World," "Avengers: Infinity War,""Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "Avengers: Endgame," "Jurassic World: Dominion," "The Super Mario Bros Movie"
All three "Jurassic World" movies, in which Chris Pratt stars as animal behavioral scientist Owen Grady, have made more than $1 billion dollars at the box office.
Pratt also starred in the last two "Avengers" movies as Star-Lord.
Many Marvel stars including Robert Downey Jr. have starred in billion-dollar hits.
Movies: "Avengers Assemble," "Iron Man 3," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
The last two "Spider-Man" movies starring Tom Holland made over a billion dollars.
Movies: "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," "Spider-Man: Far from Home," "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
Almost every movie in which Tom Holland has played Spider-Man has made more than a billion dollars at the box office. "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Holland's first solo outing as Spidey, is the only one that is not in the billion-dollar club.
Chris Evans has played Captain America in many of Marvel's biggest hits.
Movies: "Avengers Assemble," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Scarlett Johansson has also starred in multiple MCU movies.
Movies: "Avengers Assemble," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Don Cheadle has starred in five billion-dollar movies in his career.
Movies: "Iron Man 3," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Chris Hemsworth has starred in four billion-dollar movies.
Movies: "Avengers Assemble," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Elizabeth Olsen has starred in several billion-dollar movies since joining Marvel.
Movies: "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Vin Diesel's biggest hits include Marvel movies and the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
Movies: "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," "Furious 7," "The Fate of the Furious."
Between the "Fast & Furious" franchise and the MCU, Vin Diesel has a total of four films that have hit a billion dollars at the box office. He plays the lead character, Dominic Toretto, in the "Fast" franchise.
Zoe Saldaña has starred in two major franchises that have grossed over $1 billion.
Movies: "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," "Avatar," "Avatar: The Way of Water."
Andy Serkis has starred in three billion-dollar franchises.
Movies: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Black Panther," "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi," "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"
Andy Serkis has starred in the three biggest sci-fi/fantasy movie franchises of the last few decades.
In "The Lord of the Rings" movies, two of which made more than a billion dollars, he played Gollum. In the recent "Star Wars" trilogy, he played the villain Snoke.
Finally, he played the villain Ulysses Klaue in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Black Panther," which take place in the MCU.
Ewan McGregor is mostly known for his "Star Wars" movies but he also starred in the box office hit "Beauty and the Beast."
Movies: "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," "Beauty and the Beast," "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"
Ewan McGregor made his "Star Wars" debut as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 1999 box office hit, "The Phantom Menace," but his voice can also be heard in "The Force Awakens" and "Rise of Skywalker." McGregor also played the human-turned-candle Lumière in Disney's live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast."
Gwyneth Paltrow has starred in many billion-dollar movies due to her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Movies: "Avengers Assemble," "Iron Man 3," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
Chadwick Boseman starred in four movies that have made over a billion.
Movies: "Captain America: Civil War," "Black Panther," "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame"
The late Chadwick Boseman also starred in four movies that made more than a billion dollars at the box office.
Boseman joined the MCU as Black Panther in the 2016 movie "Captain America: Civil War." He then went on to have his own solo movie in the franchise before appearing in two "Avengers" movies.
Lupita Nyong'o has starred in two billion-dollar franchises.
Movies: "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," "Black Panther," "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi," "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"
Nyong'o starred in the latest "Star Wars" trilogy as Maz Kanata, a goggle-wearing alien who is first introduced in "The Force Awakens," and makes cameos in the following movies. Nyong'o also joined Marvel, playing Nakia in "Black Panther."
Oscar Isaac's billion-dollar movies are part of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy.
Movies: "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi," "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"
While the recent "Star Wars" trilogy was divisive among fans, all three films made over a billion dollars. Oscar Isaac starred in all three as the Rebel pilot, Poe.
Two "Lord of the Rings" movies, starring Ian McKellen, made over a billion dollars.
Movies: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
Michelle Rodriguez stars in the "Fast & Furious" and "Avatar" franchises.
Movies: "Avatar," "Furious 7," "The Fate of the Furious."
Michelle Rodriguez is best known for her role as Letty in the "Fast & Furious" universe. However, she also starred in the first "Avatar" movie, which is the highest-grossing movie of all time.
Djimon Hounsou has starred in three different billion-dollar franchises.
Movies: "Furious 7," "Aquaman," "Captain Marvel"
Djimon Hounsou has appeared in three franchise movies that have made over a billion dollars — "Fast & Furious," the DC Extended Universe, and the MCU.
He first starred in "Furious 7" as the villain Jakande. He then went on to play King Ricou in the "Aquaman" movie. Finally, after first starring as Korath the Pursuer in "Guardians of the Galaxy" in 2014," Hounsou reprised his role in "Captain Marvel."
Two of Idris Elba's billion-dollar hits are animated.
Movies: "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Finding Dory," "Zootopia," "Avengers: Infinity War"
Idris Elba notably starred in two "Avengers" movies as the all-seeing Norse god, Heimdall.
However, he also voiced characters in two billion-dollar Disney animated movies that were released in the same year. In "Finding Dory," he voiced the seal Fluke, and in "Zootopia," he played a Buffalo called Chief Bogo.
Jeff Goldblum has starred in three movies that have made over a billion dollars.
Movies: "Jurassic Park," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," "Jurassic World: Dominion."
Jeff Goldblum first joined the "Jurassic" franchise in 1993 as Dr. Ian Malcolm. He reprised the role in two "Jurassic World" sequels.
The first and the last "Harry Potter" movies, starring Emma Watson, made over a billion dollars.
Movies: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two," "Beauty and the Beast"
"Captain Marvel" star Brie Larson has been in two billion-dollar movies.
Movies: "Captain Marvel," and "Avengers: Endgame"
Cate Blanchett has been in two "Lord of the Rings" movies that have made over $1 billion.
Movies: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
Cate Blanchett starred in two "Lord of the Rings" movies as the elf Galadriel.
The last two movies in Christian Bale's "Batman" trilogy both made over a billion dollars.
Movies: "The Dark Knight," and "The Dark Knight Rises"
"The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" are two of three DC movies that have made more than a billion dollars. The other is "Aquaman."
Zendaya has been in billion-dollar "Spider-Man" movies.
Movies: "Spider-Man: Far from Home," and "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
Stanley Tucci has starred in two billion-dollar movies.
Movies: "Beauty and the Beast," and "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Jon Hamm has been in two billion-dollar movies.
Movies: "Minions," and "Top Gun: Maverick"
Jon Hamm entered the billion-dollar club with the 2015 "Despicable Me" prequel "Minions," in which he played the villain Herb Overkill. He also starred in Top Gun: Maverick" as Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson.
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