2 3
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#11

Current Rank

#11

#5

Peak Rank

#5

30

Years Ranked

26

6

Years in Top 10

6

21.6

Average Rank

18.2

48

Theatrical Releases

41

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.0 Billion

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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. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Hugh Jackman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Hugh Jackman the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Hugh Jackman while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Hugh Jackman

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

Hugh Jackman

41 theatrical releases • $4.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Death of Robin Hood $5.3 Million
2026 The Sheep Detectives $66.1 Million
2025 Song Sung Blue $39.2 Million
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2023 The Son $449,650