2 6
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#11

Current Rank

#12

#5

Peak Rank

#2

30

Years Ranked

45

6

Years in Top 10

24

21.6

Average Rank

10.9

48

Theatrical Releases

47

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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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. The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Tom Cruise

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