A 2024 ranking from The Root, using data from The Numbers, lists the highest-grossing Black actors by combined worldwide box office of films they've appeared in, topped by Zoe Saldaña at over $15 billion following Avatar: Fire and Ash, ahead of Samuel L. Jackson at roughly $14.6 billion.
The rest of the list includes Dwayne Johnson at over $11 billion, Don Cheadle and Will Smith both around $9 billion, and Chadwick Boseman, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Eddie Murphy, and Idris Elba rounding out the top ten.
The article notes these figures represent total franchise grosses rather than personal earnings, meaning ensemble blockbusters like the MCU and Avatar do most of the heavy lifting for several names on the list.
The full dispatch is available from the source below.