1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 54

#45

Current Rank

#5

#9

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

25

1

Years in Top 10

8

30.4

Average Rank

21.6

18

Theatrical Releases

48

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Moana 2 $460.4 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.9 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Dwayne Johnson the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Dwayne Johnson holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Dwayne Johnson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Dwayne Johnson

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million

Dwayne Johnson

48 theatrical releases • $5.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Moana $47.6 Million
2025 Zootopia 2 $428.1 Million
2025 The Smashing Machine $11.4 Million
2024 Moana 2 $460.4 Million
2024 Red One $97.0 Million