2 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#45

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#9

Peak Rank

#7

44

Years Ranked

34

1

Years in Top 10

7

30.4

Average Rank

25.6

18

Theatrical Releases

55

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 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. Elite Top 10 presence favors Sean Connery, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Sean Connery the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Sean Connery while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Sean Connery

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

Sean Connery

55 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen $66.5 Million
2000 Finding Forrester $51.8 Million
1999 Entrapment $87.7 Million
1999 Playing by Heart $4.0 Million
1998 The Avengers $23.4 Million