3 4
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 51

#39

Current Rank

#11

#3

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

30

10

Years in Top 10

6

24.5

Average Rank

21.6

48

Theatrical Releases

48

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

Biggest Hit

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Charlize Theron's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Charlize Theron without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Charlize Theron

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

Charlize Theron

48 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Fast & Furious 10 $146.1 Million
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million
2021 The Addams Family 2 $56.5 Million
2021 Fast & Furious 9 $173.0 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million