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Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 93

Not Ranked

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#6

Peak Rank

#8

31

Years Ranked

21

3

Years in Top 10

1

43.9

Average Rank

27.7

24

Theatrical Releases

21

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$560.0 Million

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Catherine Zeta-Jones the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Gene Wilder

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Catherine Zeta-Jones

24 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Red 2 $53.3 Million
2013 Side Effects $32.2 Million
2013 Broken City $19.7 Million
2012 Playing for Keeps $13.1 Million
2012 Rock of Ages $38.5 Million

Gene Wilder

21 theatrical releases • $560.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Another You $2.9 Million
1990 Funny About Love $8.1 Million
1989 See No Evil Hear No Evil $46.9 Million
1986 Haunted Honeymoon $8.0 Million
1984 The Woman in Red $25.3 Million