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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#11

Current Rank

#48

#5

Peak Rank

#6

30

Years Ranked

46

6

Years in Top 10

2

21.6

Average Rank

29.6

48

Theatrical Releases

43

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 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 category score gives Charlize Theron the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Charlize Theron while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Mel Gibson

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

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million