1 7
Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 72

#23

Current Rank

#19

#6

Peak Rank

#4

11

Years Ranked

45

4

Years in Top 10

19

17.9

Average Rank

14.6

14

Theatrical Releases

51

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens $936.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Daisy Ridley and Denzel Washington through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Denzel Washington 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 Daisy Ridley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Denzel Washington while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daisy Ridley Denzel Washington

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daisy Ridley

14 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 We Bury the Dead $3.7 Million
2025 Cleaner $794,091
2024 Young Woman and the Sea $500,000
2024 Sometimes I Think About Dying $130,457
2023 The Marsh King's Daughter $1.8 Million

Denzel Washington

51 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Highest 2 Lowest $1.5 Million
2024 Gladiator II $172.4 Million
2023 The Equalizer 3 $92.4 Million
2021 The Little Things $15.3 Million
2018 The Equalizer 2 $102.1 Million