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Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#39

Current Rank

#45

#3

Peak Rank

#9

47

Years Ranked

44

10

Years in Top 10

1

24.5

Average Rank

30.4

48

Theatrical Releases

18

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

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Elite Top 10 presence favors Al Pacino, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Al Pacino the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Al Pacino and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Daniel Day-Lewis

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

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million