5 3
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#11

Current Rank

#86

#5

Peak Rank

#4

30

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

9

21.6

Average Rank

36.1

48

Theatrical Releases

32

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$757.5 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. 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. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Charlize Theron, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Jessica Lange

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

Jessica Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 Million