6 2
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 54

#2

Current Rank

#45

#1

Peak Rank

#7

19

Years Ranked

35

9

Years in Top 10

4

20.4

Average Rank

26.6

35

Theatrical Releases

47

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Benedict Cumberbatch Gwyneth Paltrow

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON