2 5
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#39

Current Rank

#28

#3

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

9

24.5

Average Rank

22.6

48

Theatrical Releases

68

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood $142.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Thor: Ragnarok $315.1 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Anthony Hopkins the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Anthony Hopkins's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Anthony Hopkins and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Anthony Hopkins

Al Pacino

48 theatrical releases • $1.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dead Man's Wire $2.2 Million
2025 The Ritual $527,118
2021 House of Gucci $53.8 Million
2021 American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally $14,000
2019 Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood $142.5 Million

Anthony Hopkins

68 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Locked $1.6 Million
2024 One Life $5.7 Million
2023 Freud's Last Session $906,283
2023 The Son $449,650
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million