1 7
Age 71

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#44

Current Rank

#12

#9

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

24

25.1

Average Rank

10.9

78

Theatrical Releases

47

The Sixth Sense $293.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Cruise, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Cruise without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Bruce Willis Tom Cruise

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Bruce Willis

78 theatrical releases • $4.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Motherless Brooklyn $9.3 Million
2019 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $105.8 Million
2019 Glass $111.0 Million
2018 Death Wish $34.0 Million
2016 Split $138.3 Million