6 2
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#2

Current Rank

#48

#1

Peak Rank

#6

19

Years Ranked

46

9

Years in Top 10

2

20.4

Average Rank

29.6

35

Theatrical Releases

43

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Benedict Cumberbatch holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Benedict Cumberbatch Mel Gibson

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million