4 3
Age 62

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 36

#8

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

20

4

Years in Top 10

3

21.0

Average Rank

24.2

33

Theatrical Releases

13

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Twister $241.7 Million

$812.9 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$530.5 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Anthony Hopkins Helen Hunt

Anthony Hopkins

33 theatrical releases • $812.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Titus $2.0 Million
1999 Instinct $34.1 Million
1998 The Mask of Zorro $94.1 Million
1998 Meet Joe Black $44.6 Million
1997 The Edge $27.9 Million

Helen Hunt

13 theatrical releases • $530.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1997 As Good As It Gets $148.5 Million
1996 Twister $241.7 Million
1995 Kiss of Death $14.9 Million
1992 The Waterdance $1.7 Million
1992 Mr. Saturday Night $13.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

By the 1999 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Helen Hunt holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Helen Hunt's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Anthony Hopkins while still showing distinct strengths on each side.