5 2
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#2

Current Rank

#47

#1

Peak Rank

#5

19

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

9

20.4

Average Rank

30.7

35

Theatrical Releases

50

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Gran Torino $148.1 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Benedict Cumberbatch Clint Eastwood

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Clint Eastwood

50 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Cry Macho $10.3 Million
2018 The Mule $103.8 Million
2014 American Sniper $350.1 Million
2012 Trouble with the Curve $35.8 Million
2008 Gran Torino $148.1 Million