5 3
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#2

Current Rank

#34

#1

Peak Rank

#2

19

Years Ranked

42

9

Years in Top 10

10

20.4

Average Rank

24.6

35

Theatrical Releases

38

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

How the Grinch Stole Christmas $261.2 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.4 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jim Carrey form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Benedict Cumberbatch holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Benedict Cumberbatch's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Benedict Cumberbatch, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Benedict Cumberbatch Jim Carrey

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON