Top 12 highest grossing black stars of 2020 at the International Box Office include 4 leading ladies and reads like a who’s who of Hollywood. Other than those fabulous, fierce females, who else made the list?
Let’s count down.
12 – LAURENCE FISHBURNE
With $7,099,279,939 worldwide aggregate box office, his Best-known acting roles are:
- Perry White (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Perry White (Man of Steel)
- Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath (Ant-Man and the Wasp)
- Bowery King (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum)
- Morpheus (The Matrix Reloaded)
11 – WILL SMITH
With $6,535,356,951 worldwide aggregate box office, Smith’s Best-known acting roles are:
- Genie (Aladdin)
- Deadshot (Suicide Squad)
- Detective Mike Lowrey (Bad Boys For Life)
- Robert Neville (I Am Legend)
- John Hancock (Hancock)
10 – MAHERSHALA ALI
With $2,487,118,940 worldwide aggregate box office, his Best-known acting roles are:
- Boggs (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I)
- Boggs (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2)
- Uncle Aaron (‘Spiker-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D)
- Jim Johnson (Hidden Figures)
- Vector (Alita: Battle Angel)
9 – JOHN BEYEGA
With $2,382,441,795 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #87), his Best-known acting roles are:
- Finn (Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens)
- Finn (Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi)
- Jake Pentecost (Pacific Rim: Uprising)
- Finn (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
- Kiaden (The Circle)
8 – ANGELA BASSETT
With $4,471,322,417 worldwide aggregate box office, her Best-known acting roles are:
- Ramonda (Black Panther)
- Ramonda (Avengers: Endgame)
- Erica Sloan (Mission Impossible – Fallout)
- Shatter (Bumblebee)
- Doctor Waller (Green Lantern)
7 – ZOE SALDANA
With $3,060,059,278 worldwide aggregate box office, her Best-known acting roles: are
- Gamora (Avengers: Endgame)
- Gamora (Avengers: Infinity War)
- Neytiri (Avatar)
- Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2)
- Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
6 – DON CHEADLE
- James “Rhodey” Rhodes/War Machine (Avengers: Endgame)
- James Rhodes / War Machin (Agengers: Infinity War)
- Colonel James Rhodes/War Machine (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
- James Rhodes/War Machine (Captain America: Civil War)
- James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes (Iron Man 3)
5 – LUPITA NYONG’O
With $3,373,038,233 worldwide aggregate box office, her Best-known acting roles are:
- Maz Kanata (Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens)
- Nakia (Black Panther)
- Maz Kanata (Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi)
- Maz Kanata (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
- Raksha (The Jungle Book)
4 – LETITIA WRIGHT
With $6,182,076,107 worldwide aggregate box office her Best-known acting roles are:
- Shuri (Avengers: Endgame)
- Shuri (Black Panther)
- Reb (Safe House)
- Shuri (Avengers: Infinity Wars)
- Ready Player One
- Jules Skateboarder (The Commuter)
3 – CHADWICK BOSEMAN
Our beloved Chadwick Boseman came in at #3 on this list. But he is #1 in our hearts. The late Chadwick Boseman will forever be remembered for not only his iconic role in the ground-breaking historic film, Black Panther, He will also be forever cemented in the hearts of all who encountered this great talent. Rest in Heavenly Peace!
With exploding worldwide aggregate box office numbers over $7 billion dollars, his Best-known acting roles are:
- T’Challa/Black Panther
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
- Captain America: Civil War
- Jackie Robinson (42)
2 – DWAYNE JOHNSON
With $4,852,660,237 worldwide aggregate box office, his Top films contributed to his record are:
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($585,910,708)
- Jumanji: The Next Level ($481,166,203 in 2019)
- Rampage ($326,918,984 in 2018)
- Skyscraper ($236,448,841)
O.K., so we see Mr. Dwayne Johnson is #2, so who is big and bad enough to unseat “The Rock”? Why, none other than an equally favorite among fans. Rounding out the top 12 is none other than –
1 – SAMUEL L. JACKSON
With worldwide aggregate box office figures off the chain, let’s check out the some of the stats of Samuel L. Jackson below.
- Avengers: Endgame ($1,939,427,564)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home ($739,418,016)
- Captain Marvel ($702,900,000)
- Glass ($135,950,571)
Excluding voice-only roles, this list shows the highest grossing stars of 2020 based on the international box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2020 and the two preceeding years, according to TheNumbers.com.
So there you have it, the Top 12. Who are your favorites?
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