6 2
Age 39

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#2

Current Rank

#69

#2

Peak Rank

#9

8

Years Ranked

34

2

Years in Top 10

1

37.8

Average Rank

45.7

7

Theatrical Releases

24

Wicked $475.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

$934.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$524.6 Million

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The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Cynthia Erivo's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Cynthia Erivo and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cynthia Erivo Hilary Swank

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

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136