3 5
Age 39

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#2

Current Rank

#40

#2

Peak Rank

#7

8

Years Ranked

41

2

Years in Top 10

4

37.8

Average Rank

30.3

7

Theatrical Releases

40

Wicked $475.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$934.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cynthia Erivo holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Domestic theatrical output favors Viggo Mortensen, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Viggo Mortensen, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cynthia Erivo Viggo Mortensen

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

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million