4 4
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#2

Current Rank

#13

#1

Peak Rank

#2

19

Years Ranked

37

9

Years in Top 10

10

20.4

Average Rank

15.6

35

Theatrical Releases

59

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$5.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Benedict Cumberbatch Nicole Kidman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million