6 2
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 37

#39

Current Rank

#15

#3

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

15

10

Years in Top 10

5

24.5

Average Rank

28.9

48

Theatrical Releases

11

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

Biggest Hit

Black Panther $700.1 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Al Pacino and Daniel Kaluuya through the ranking data available at that point in time. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Kaluuya's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

The category score gives Al Pacino the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Al Pacino, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Daniel Kaluuya

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 Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 Million