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Zoe Saldaña with her iconic Neytiri

Zoe Saldaña with her iconic Neytiri

15 Jan - Step away Scarlett Johansson. Zoe Saldaña is the true Empress of the Movies now, as her latest film, "Avatar: Fire and Ash" surpasses USD 1 billion mark.

The actress, who plays Neytiri in all three Avatar movies, is officially the highest grossing actor of all time, being the star of all three "Avatar" films since 2009. She is also a part of three of the highest grossing movies of all time, which is the first two "Avatar" movies as well as "Avengers: Endgame," where she reprised her "Guardians of the Galaxy" role, Gamora.

She is also the first actress who has appeared in four films that has surpassed the USD 2 billion mark, including "Avengers: Infinity War".

Zoe Saldaña plays Gamora in the MCU

Zoe Saldaña plays Gamora in the MCU

In addition, Saldaña also played Nyota Uhura in the "Star Trek" trilogy, which made more than USD 1 billion globally.

Adding all the movies, the actress' box office totals more than USD 15.47 billion, surpassing the previous box office royalties, Scarlett Johansson (USD 15.41 billion) and Samuel L. Jackson (USD 14.6 billion).

The actress has played Neytiri in

The actress has played Neytiri in "Avatar" since 2009

Cinema Online, 14 January 2026

Related Movies:

Avatar: Fire And Ash (18 Dec 2025)

Avatar: The Way Of Water (15 Dec 2022)

Avatar (3D) (22 Sep 2022)

Avengers: Endgame (24 Apr 2019)

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