4 4
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#28

Current Rank

#19

#5

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

45

9

Years in Top 10

19

22.6

Average Rank

14.6

68

Theatrical Releases

51

Thor: Ragnarok $315.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Anthony Hopkins's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Denzel Washington, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Anthony Hopkins Denzel Washington

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Anthony Hopkins

68 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Locked $1.6 Million
2024 One Life $5.7 Million
2023 Freud's Last Session $906,283
2023 The Son $449,650
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million

Denzel Washington

51 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Highest 2 Lowest $1.5 Million
2024 Gladiator II $172.4 Million
2023 The Equalizer 3 $92.4 Million
2021 The Little Things $15.3 Million
2018 The Equalizer 2 $102.1 Million