3 4
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#11

Current Rank

#33

#5

Peak Rank

#5

30

Years Ranked

44

6

Years in Top 10

11

21.6

Average Rank

22.0

48

Theatrical Releases

82

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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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.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Charlize Theron's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Nicolas Cage without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Nicolas Cage

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

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million