5 2
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 79

#39

Current Rank

#50

#3

Peak Rank

#7

47

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

4

24.5

Average Rank

29.7

48

Theatrical Releases

38

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

Biggest Hit

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Al Pacino versus Arnold Schwarzenegger is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Al Pacino the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Arnold Schwarzenegger

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Arnold Schwarzenegger

38 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate $62.3 Million
2015 Terminator Genisys $89.8 Million
2015 Maggie $187,112
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million
2014 Sabotage $10.5 Million