2 6
Age 39

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 37

#2

Current Rank

#15

#2

Peak Rank

#4

8

Years Ranked

15

2

Years in Top 10

5

37.8

Average Rank

28.9

7

Theatrical Releases

11

Wicked $475.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Black Panther $700.1 Million

$934.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Cynthia Erivo and Daniel Kaluuya form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cynthia Erivo holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Daniel Kaluuya the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Daniel Kaluuya, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cynthia Erivo Daniel Kaluuya

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Cynthia Erivo

7 theatrical releases • $934.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Wicked: For Good $342.9 Million
2024 Wicked $475.0 Million
2024 Drift $10,077
2021 Chaos Walking $13.3 Million
2019 Harriet $43.1 Million

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 Million