1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#45

Current Rank

#48

#9

Peak Rank

#6

44

Years Ranked

46

1

Years in Top 10

2

30.4

Average Rank

29.6

18

Theatrical Releases

43

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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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. The category score gives Mel Gibson the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Mel Gibson the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Mel Gibson while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Mel Gibson

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

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million