3 4
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#11

Current Rank

#24

#5

Peak Rank

#2

30

Years Ranked

32

6

Years in Top 10

6

21.6

Average Rank

22.5

48

Theatrical Releases

45

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$2.7 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Natalie Portman without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Natalie Portman

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

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