3 5
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#15

Current Rank

#33

#4

Peak Rank

#5

15

Years Ranked

44

5

Years in Top 10

11

28.9

Average Rank

22.0

11

Theatrical Releases

82

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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. Domestic theatrical output favors Nicolas Cage, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Kaluuya's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Nicolas Cage without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Nicolas Cage

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

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