3 5
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#11

Current Rank

#13

#5

Peak Rank

#2

30

Years Ranked

37

6

Years in Top 10

10

21.6

Average Rank

15.6

48

Theatrical Releases

59

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Nicole Kidman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Nicole Kidman, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Nicole Kidman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Nicole Kidman

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

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million