2 6
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#39

Current Rank

#19

#3

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

45

10

Years in Top 10

19

24.5

Average Rank

14.6

48

Theatrical Releases

51

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

Biggest Hit

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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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. The category score gives Denzel Washington the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Denzel Washington the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Denzel Washington and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington

51 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Highest 2 Lowest $1.5 Million
2024 Gladiator II $172.4 Million
2023 The Equalizer 3 $92.4 Million
2021 The Little Things $15.3 Million
2018 The Equalizer 2 $102.1 Million