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Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#24

#6

Peak Rank

#2

31

Years Ranked

32

3

Years in Top 10

6

43.9

Average Rank

22.5

24

Theatrical Releases

45

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Natalie Portman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Natalie Portman 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 Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Natalie Portman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119