3 5
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#46

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#2

Peak Rank

#1

27

Years Ranked

41

12

Years in Top 10

19

23.7

Average Rank

18.8

36

Theatrical Releases

43

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice $330.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Amy Adams and Jack Nicholson form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Jack Nicholson the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Jack Nicholson, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jack Nicholson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Amy Adams Jack Nicholson

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Amy Adams

36 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Dear Evan Hansen $15.0 Million
2018 Vice $47.8 Million
2017 Justice League $229.0 Million
2016 Nocturnal Animals $10.7 Million
2016 Arrival $100.5 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