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Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#15

Current Rank

#12

#4

Peak Rank

#2

15

Years Ranked

45

5

Years in Top 10

24

28.9

Average Rank

10.9

11

Theatrical Releases

47

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Cruise through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Tom Cruise

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