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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 90

#11

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#5

Peak Rank

#6

30

Years Ranked

46

6

Years in Top 10

3

21.6

Average Rank

34.0

48

Theatrical Releases

46

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Captain America: The Winter Soldier $259.8 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 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 Charlize Theron the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Charlize Theron's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Charlize Theron while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Robert Redford

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 Redford

46 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Buttons A New Musical Film $151,983
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2017 Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary $16,397
2016 Pete's Dragon $76.2 Million