2 6
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#50

Current Rank

#19

#7

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

45

4

Years in Top 10

19

29.7

Average Rank

14.6

38

Theatrical Releases

51

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Arnold Schwarzenegger Denzel Washington

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Arnold Schwarzenegger

38 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate $62.3 Million
2015 Terminator Genisys $89.8 Million
2015 Maggie $187,112
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million
2014 Sabotage $10.5 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