Jan 16, 2026
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The interpretation of 'Avatar' or 'Guardians of the Galaxy' led to Scarlett Johansson.Like him, he owes much of his success to his participation in the Marvel Universe films.
Zoe Saldana Becomes Highest-Paid Actress of All Time: "Hopefully the next record-breaker will be another woman!"
The interpreter of 'Avatar' or 'Guardians of the Galaxy' took the lead from Scarlett Johansson.Like her, a large part of her success comes from her participation in the Marvel Universe movies.
Zoe Saldaña (New Jersey, 47 years old) is already the highest-grossing actress of all time.Thanks to the premiere of "Avatar: Fire and Ashes", the film in which she performed her role as Neytira for the third time and which has already exceeded $ 1.2 billion at the international box office, the Oscar-winning actress took the top spot in the classification from Scarlett Johansson, who held it until now thanks to the total premiere of "Jurassic World 2025": films cost $ 16.435 million.In January — and with the new Avatar still in theaters — Saldaña managed to surpass that milestone with a $16,859 million gross.
Avatar: Fire and ASH has reached $ 1.23 billion in the global box office in his fourth week in theaters.His collection rate is slower than those of the previous installments of the Sage, so experts doubt that it will across the 2,000 million barrier, as his detailed of water, said to be a view of Water, "sheCredit the Wednesday, January 14, in a video posted on her instagram profile, where she had 11.4 million followers.
"This success is possible thanks to the incredible franchises and friends I had the opportunity to work with, and every director who believed in me," added the translator who won the 2025 Oscar for best contribution to the theater for his role in the controversial drama Emilie Pérez - although the film and the film are about 15 million that did not help in the world.it seems. Some of the colleagues he mentions in his video rushed to thank him through messages in the book. "Congratulations, queen!!! BRAVO!!!", wrote Eva Mendes in Spanish. "More than proud, my friend!" commented Michael Kelly, who worked with him on the series Special Operations: Lioness.
Saldaña ended the message by thanking all his followers."Your unconditional support, enthusiasm and loyalty are the true basis of this milestone. Nothing would exist without your continued presence, with an open heart and enthusiasm. This achievement belongs to all of us, and I am very grateful and honored. he exclaims.
In addition to Avatar: Fire and Ash's accolades, Saldana, like Johnson, owes much of her box office success to her ties to the Marvel Universe.In fact, other Marvel stars such as Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., and Chris Pratt are the third highest-grossing actors.Highest-grossing movies - including her three Guardians of the Galaxy films.For her part, Johansson has played the role of Black Widow nine times.Jackson's 70 film credits rank third behind Saldana and Johnson, at least 12 of which starred Nick Fury, and have grossed $14.6 billion.
In Saldana's case, however, the decisive factor in her becoming the highest-grossing actor of all time is her involvement in the Avatar saga, as James Cameron's franchise is worth a total of nearly $6.5 billion worldwide, a number that will continue to grow as long as the third installment continues to hit theaters.Additionally, the Dominican-born actor has appeared in three films in the Star Trek saga, a phenomenon that has attracted fans.Other notable titles in her filmography include Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (which grossed over $600 million at the box office), The Adam Project (which was positioned as one of the most-watched movies on Netflix in its first weeks of release in 2022), and most recently, in which she played actor Elio.
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