5 3
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#28

Current Rank

#49

#7

Peak Rank

#8

38

Years Ranked

36

1

Years in Top 10

2

31.5

Average Rank

34.3

36

Theatrical Releases

45

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.4 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Elijah Wood the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Annette Bening the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Annette Bening while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Elijah Wood

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

Elijah Wood

45 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come $23.0 Million
2025 The Monkey $39.7 Million
2025 The Toxic Avenger $2.9 Million
2024 Bookworm $9,446
2020 Come to Daddy $96,713