3 5
Age 86

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#39

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

41

10

Years in Top 10

19

24.5

Average Rank

18.8

48

Theatrical Releases

43

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

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Jack Nicholson the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Jack Nicholson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Jack Nicholson without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Jack Nicholson

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

Jack Nicholson

43 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 How Do You Know $30.2 Million
2010 I'm Still Here $408,983
2007 The Bucket List $93.5 Million
2006 The Departed $132.4 Million
2003 Something's Gotta Give $124.7 Million