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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#51

Current Rank

#12

#4

Peak Rank

#2

31

Years Ranked

45

9

Years in Top 10

24

24.7

Average Rank

10.9

36

Theatrical Releases

47

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Cruise holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Cruise, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Tom Cruise

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