3 5
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#50

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#7

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

35

4

Years in Top 10

7

29.7

Average Rank

23.9

38

Theatrical Releases

68

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

Biggest Hit

The Firm $158.3 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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

Domestic theatrical output favors Gene Hackman, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Gene Hackman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gene Hackman

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

Gene Hackman

68 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Welcome to Mooseport $14.5 Million
2003 Runaway Jury $49.4 Million
2001 Behind Enemy Lines $58.9 Million
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums $52.4 Million
2001 Heist $23.5 Million