Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Anya Taylor-Joy the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Anya Taylor-Joy's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Roy Scheider, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.