5 3
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#15

Current Rank

#48

#4

Peak Rank

#6

15

Years Ranked

46

5

Years in Top 10

2

28.9

Average Rank

29.6

11

Theatrical Releases

43

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Kaluuya and Mel Gibson form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Kaluuya's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Domestic theatrical output favors Mel Gibson, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Daniel Kaluuya without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Mel Gibson

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 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