6 2
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#11

Current Rank

#80

#5

Peak Rank

#3

30

Years Ranked

44

6

Years in Top 10

5

21.6

Average Rank

48.9

48

Theatrical Releases

15

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again $120.6 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$607.1 Million

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

By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Charlize Theron the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Charlize Theron, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Cher

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Charlize Theron

48 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Fast & Furious 10 $146.1 Million
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million
2021 The Addams Family 2 $56.5 Million
2021 Fast & Furious 9 $173.0 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million

Cher

15 theatrical releases • $607.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again $120.6 Million
2011 Zookeeper $80.4 Million
2010 Burlesque $39.4 Million
2003 Stuck on You $33.8 Million
1999 Tea with Mussolini $14.4 Million