4 4
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#39

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

35

10

Years in Top 10

7

24.5

Average Rank

23.9

48

Theatrical Releases

68

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

Biggest Hit

The Firm $158.3 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Gene Hackman the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Al Pacino, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup stays evenly split and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Gene Hackman

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

Gene Hackman

68 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Welcome to Mooseport $14.5 Million
2003 Runaway Jury $49.4 Million
2001 Behind Enemy Lines $58.9 Million
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums $52.4 Million
2001 Heist $23.5 Million