Zoe Saldaña dethrones Scarlett Johansson and becomes the most bankable star in box office history
Thank you Avatar! The actress doubles her Avengers colleague with a cumulative total of 16.86 billion dollars…
No it’s not Tom Cruise. Not even Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio. No more than Margot Robbie, or even Robert Downey Jr.
The most bankable star of all time is Zoe Saldaña!
The actress has just taken away this highly symbolic title from Scarlett Johansson, that of the actress who has generated the most revenue at the global box office over the course of her career. A shift made possible by the global success of Avatar: Of Fire and Ashes, the third part of the saga signed James Cameron.
Buoyed by an excellent international start, the film crossed the $1.23 billion mark in worldwide revenue as of January 12. A figure that propels Zoe Saldaña’s career total to approximately $16.86 billion.
She thus overtakes Scarlett Johansson, who will not have been number 1 for long, she who had won first place thanks to Jurassic World Renaissance this summer. She is credited with approximately 16.43 billion (according to data from The Numbers).
Of course, the saga Avatar constitutes the main base of Zoe Saldaña’s domination. Neytiri’s role alone represents nearly $6 billion in cumulative revenue. But the star is also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to her role as Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy And Avengers. To all this, we must add appearances in the saga Star Trek JJ Abrams version and even a jump into Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
But Scarlett Johansson will have the opportunity to remake herself. If she won’t come back in Avengers: Doomsday – no more than her rival – she has already signed to return to Jurassic World 5. And she will also be in The Batman 2 in 2027 at the cinema. This should allow Scar Jo to get back in front next year… until Avatar 4, in 2029?
