1 7
Age 63

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#18

Current Rank

#12

#4

Peak Rank

#2

35

Years Ranked

45

8

Years in Top 10

24

16.6

Average Rank

10.9

52

Theatrical Releases

47

World War Z $202.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$3.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Cruise's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Cruise while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brad Pitt Tom Cruise

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