2 6
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#51

Current Rank

#33

#4

Peak Rank

#5

31

Years Ranked

44

9

Years in Top 10

11

24.7

Average Rank

22.0

36

Theatrical Releases

82

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Angelina Jolie and Nicolas Cage form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Nicolas Cage 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 Nicolas Cage the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Nicolas Cage, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Nicolas Cage

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Angelina Jolie

36 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Eternals $164.9 Million
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead $7.4 Million
2020 Come Away $184,477
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $113.9 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million