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Age 63

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#18

Current Rank

#45

#4

Peak Rank

#9

35

Years Ranked

44

8

Years in Top 10

1

16.6

Average Rank

30.4

52

Theatrical Releases

18

World War Z $202.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$3.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Brad Pitt and Daniel Day-Lewis form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Brad Pitt, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Brad Pitt the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Brad Pitt, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brad Pitt Daniel Day-Lewis

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brad Pitt

52 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 F1 $189.6 Million
2022 Babylon $15.7 Million
2022 Bullet Train $103.4 Million
2022 The Lost City $105.3 Million
2019 Ad Astra $50.2 Million

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million