1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#45

Current Rank

#9

#9

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

34

1

Years in Top 10

19

30.4

Average Rank

12.9

18

Theatrical Releases

35

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Will Smith the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Will Smith, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million