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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#45

Current Rank

#33

#9

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

44

1

Years in Top 10

11

30.4

Average Rank

22.0

18

Theatrical Releases

82

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Nicolas Cage form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Nicolas Cage, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Nicolas Cage the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Nicolas Cage, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Nicolas Cage

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

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million