This Star Passes Scarlett Johansson as Highest-Grossing Actor Ever

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Scarlett Johansson’s previous box office record has been left in the fire (and ash).

Scarlett Johansson, formerly the highest-grossing actor ever, has now been surpassed by Zoe Saldaña. This is due to the success of the Avatar trilogy directed by James Cameron.

The newest Avatar movie has now earned $1.23 billion worldwide, as of January 12th, and was recognized with a Golden Globes nomination for its cinematic and box office success. According to Screen Rant, this brings the total box office earnings for all films starring Zoe to an impressive $16.8 billion. Her other hit movies include Star Trek, Avengers: Endgame, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Scarlett Johansson used to be number one with $16.4 billion in earnings. The rest of the top five highest-earning stars are her Marvel co-stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., and Chris Pratt.

Although Avatar: Fire and Ash didn’t win the Golden Globe—Sinners, directed by Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler, took home the award at the January 11th ceremony hosted by Nikki Glaser—Zoe Saldaña was a winner last year. She won the prize for Best Supporting Actress and used her acceptance speech to thank her Emilia Pérez co-stars Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón, as well as the other women she collaborated with on the film.

Oh my gosh, I was practically melting when Zoe took the stage! She was so sweet, saying it was a first for her and how incredibly grateful she was to be up there with Selena, Karla, and the amazing Jacques Audiard – seriously, that director is a genius! But the best part? She talked about how much she admired the other nominees, saying she was just in awe of their strength, how complicated and real they were, and just… their talent! I felt like she was speaking my thoughts exactly! It was the most beautiful acceptance speech ever.

Actress Zoe Saldaña, who is known for her role in Guardians of the Galaxy, recently shared her thoughts on a competitive environment. As a mother of three children – 11-year-old twins Cy and Bowie, and 9-year-old Zen – with her husband Marco Perego, she noted how supportive everyone has been. She said, “Despite it being a competition, I’ve only seen people lifting each other up and celebrating each other’s successes, which is really wonderful.”

Zoe also addressed her fellow nominees, such as Ariana Grande and Margaret Qualley.

She went on to say, “You’re all incredibly talented.” She explained that she felt a special kind of creative energy while working on the film Emilia Pérez, and credited the cast and crew, thanking them profusely and specifically mentioning director Jacques Audiard.

Read on to see who all took home gold during this year’s Golden Globes. 

Adam Brody—Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin—Only Murders in the Building

Glen Powell—Chad Powers

WINNER: Seth Rogen—The Studio

Martin Short—Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White—The Bear

WINNER: Timothee Chalamet—Marty Supreme

George Clooney—Jay Kelly

Leonardo DiCaprio—One Battle After Another

Ethan Hawke—Blue Moon

Lee Byung-Hun—No Other Choice

Jesse Plemons—Bugonia

Kathy Bates—Matlock 

Britt Lower—Severance

Helen Mirran—Mobland

Bella Ramsey—The Last of Us

Keri Russell—The Diplomat

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn—Pluribus

Joel Edgerton—Train Dreams

Oscar Isaac—Frankenstein

Dwayne Johnson—The Smashing Machine

Michael B. Jordan—Sinners

WINNER: Wagner Moura—The Secret Agent

Jeremy Allen White—Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

WINNER: Jessie Buckley—Hamnet

Jennifer Lawrence—Die My Love

Renate Reinsve—Sentimental Value

Julia Roberts—After the Hunt

Tessa Thompson—Hedda

Eva Victor—Sorry, Baby

Marty Supreme

Bugonia 

Blue Moon

No Other Choice

Nouvelle Vague

WINNER: One Battle After Another

Kristen Bell—Nobody Wants This

Ayo Edebiri—The Bear

Natasha Lyonne—Poker Face

Selena Gomez—Only Murders in the Building

Jenna Ortega—Wednesday

WINNER: Jean Smart—Hacks

Sentimental Value

WINNER: Hamnet

Frankenstein

It Was Just an Accident

The Secret Agent

Sentimental Value

Sinners

The Diplomat

WINNER: The Pitt

Pluribus

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Jacob Elordi—The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Paul Giamatti—Black Mirror

WINNER: Stephen Graham—Adolescence

Charlie Hunnam—Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Jude Law—Black Rabbit

Matthew Rhys—The Beast in Me

WINNER: Erin Doherty—Adolescence

Carrie Coon—The White Lotus

Hannah Einbender—Hacks

Catherine O’Hara—The Studio

Parker Posey—The White Lotus

Aimee Lou Wood—The White Lotus

Benecio del Toro—One Battle After Another

Jacob Elordi—Frankenstein

Paul Mescal—Hamnet

Sean Penn—One Battle After Another

Adam Sandler—Jay Kelly

WINNER: Stellan Skarsgard—Sentimental Value

Sterling K. Brown—Paradise 

Diego Luna—Andor

Gary Oldman—Slow Horses 

Mark Ruffalo—Task

Adam Scott—Severance

WINNER: Noah Wyle—The Pitt

WINNER: Owen Cooper—Adolescence

Billy Crudup—The Morning Show

Walton Goggins—The White Lotus

Jason Isaacs—The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman—Severance

Ashley Waters—Adolescence

“Dream as One”—Avatar: Fire and Ash; Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen

The team “Golden”—from K:Pop Demon Hunters—won! The team members are Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), and Mark Sonnenblick.

“I Lied to You”—Sinners; Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson

“No Place Like Home”—Wicked: For Good; Stephen Schwartz 

“The Girl in the Bubble”—Wicked: For Good; Stephen Scwartz 

“Train Dreams”—Train Dreams; Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner

WINNER: Adolescence

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Black Mirror

Dying for Sex

The Girlfriend

WINNER: Rose Byrne—If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You

Cynthia Erivo—Wicked: For Good

Kate Hudson—Song Sung Blue

Chase Infiniti—One Battle After Another

Amanda Seyfried—The Testament of Ann Lee

Emma Stone—Bugonia

Claire Danes—The Beast in Me

Rashida Jones—Black Mirror

Amanda Seyfried—Long Bright River

Sarah Snook—All Her Fault

WINNER: Michelle Williams—Dying for Sex

Robin Wright—The Girlfriend

Emily Blunt—The Smashing Machine

Elle Fanning—Sentimental Value

Ariana Grande—Wicked: For Good

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas—Sentimental Value

Amy Madigan—Weapons

WINNER: Teyana Taylor—One Battle After Another

Avatar: Fire and Ash

F1

KPop Demon Hunters

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

WINNER: Sinners

Weapons 

Wicked: For Good

Zootopia 2

Arco

Demon Slayer: Kimestu No Yaiba Infinity Castle

Elio 

Little Amelie or The Character of the Rain

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters

Zootopia 2

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

WINNER: The Studio

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson—One Battle After Another

Ryan Coogler—Sinners

Guillermo del Toro—Frankenstein

Jafar Panahi—It Was an Accident

Joachim Trier—Sentimental Value

Chloe Zhao—Hamnet

WINNER: One Battle After Another—Paul Thomas Anderson

Marty Supreme—Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein 

Sinners—Ryan Coogler

It Was Just an Accident—Jafar Panahi 

Sentimental Value—Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Hamnet—Chloe Zhao, Maggie O’ Farrell

  • Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard
  • Call Her Daddy
  • WINNER: Good Hang With Amy Poehler
  • The Mel Robbins Podcast
  • SmartLess
  • Up First

Alexandre Desplat—Frankenstein 

WINNER: Ludwig Göransson—Sinners

Jonny Greenwood—One Battle After Another

Kangding Ray—Sirat

Max Richter—Hamnet

Hans Simmer—F1

It Was Just an Accident

No Other Choice

Sentimental Value

WINNER: The Secret Agent

Sirat

The Voice of Hind Rajab

  • Bill Maher, “Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?”
  • Brett Goldstein, “Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life”
  • Kevin Hart, “Kevin Hart: Acting My Age”
  • Kumail Nanjiani, “Kumail Nanjiani, Night Thoughts”
  • WINNER: Ricky Gervais, “Ricky Gervais: Mortality”
  • Sarah Silverman, “Sarah Silverman: Postmortem”

Sarah Jessica Parker 

Helen Mirren 

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2026-01-13 01:47