2 6
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#28

Current Rank

#33

#7

Peak Rank

#5

38

Years Ranked

44

1

Years in Top 10

11

31.5

Average Rank

22.0

36

Theatrical Releases

82

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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

The category score gives Nicolas Cage the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Nicolas Cage, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Nicolas Cage

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

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