2 6
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 51

#28

Current Rank

#11

#7

Peak Rank

#5

38

Years Ranked

30

1

Years in Top 10

6

31.5

Average Rank

21.6

36

Theatrical Releases

48

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Annette Bening and Charlize Theron form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Charlize Theron, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Charlize Theron

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Annette Bening

36 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Bride! $12.7 Million
2024 Poolman $131,000
2022 Death on the Nile $45.6 Million
2020 Hope Gap $104,732
2019 Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Charlize Theron

48 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Fast & Furious 10 $146.1 Million
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million
2021 The Addams Family 2 $56.5 Million
2021 Fast & Furious 9 $173.0 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million