2 6
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#28

Current Rank

#12

#5

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

45

9

Years in Top 10

24

22.6

Average Rank

10.9

68

Theatrical Releases

47

Thor: Ragnarok $315.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Anthony Hopkins and Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Cruise's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Cruise, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Anthony Hopkins Tom Cruise

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