3 5
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#28

Current Rank

#9

#7

Peak Rank

#2

38

Years Ranked

34

1

Years in Top 10

19

31.5

Average Rank

12.9

36

Theatrical Releases

35

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Will Smith the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Will Smith while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million