3 5
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#43

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#5

Peak Rank

#4

25

Years Ranked

35

5

Years in Top 10

7

26.4

Average Rank

23.9

21

Theatrical Releases

68

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 $381.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Firm $158.3 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Radcliffe and Gene Hackman 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 Radcliffe's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Domestic theatrical output favors Gene Hackman, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Gene Hackman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Radcliffe Gene Hackman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Radcliffe

21 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Merrily We Roll Along $2.5 Million
2022 The Lost City $105.3 Million
2019 Playmobil: The Movie $1.1 Million
2016 Now You See Me 2 $65.1 Million
2016 Swiss Army Man $4.2 Million

Gene Hackman

68 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Welcome to Mooseport $14.5 Million
2003 Runaway Jury $49.4 Million
2001 Behind Enemy Lines $58.9 Million
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums $52.4 Million
2001 Heist $23.5 Million