6 2
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#2

Current Rank

#35

#1

Peak Rank

#2

19

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

8

20.4

Average Rank

23.2

35

Theatrical Releases

44

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

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FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON