2 5
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#11

Current Rank

#25

#5

Peak Rank

#2

30

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

6

21.6

Average Rank

18.4

48

Theatrical Releases

96

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robert De Niro the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Robert De Niro, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Robert De Niro

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million