2 5
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 54

#28

Current Rank

#45

#7

Peak Rank

#7

38

Years Ranked

35

1

Years in Top 10

4

31.5

Average Rank

26.6

36

Theatrical Releases

47

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.9 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 Gwyneth Paltrow the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Gwyneth Paltrow, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Gwyneth Paltrow and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Gwyneth Paltrow

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