5 2
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#19

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#4

Peak Rank

#1

45

Years Ranked

41

19

Years in Top 10

19

14.6

Average Rank

18.8

51

Theatrical Releases

43

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Denzel Washington and Jack Nicholson form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Denzel Washington the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Jack Nicholson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Denzel Washington, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Jack Nicholson

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Denzel Washington

51 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Highest 2 Lowest $1.5 Million
2024 Gladiator II $172.4 Million
2023 The Equalizer 3 $92.4 Million
2021 The Little Things $15.3 Million
2018 The Equalizer 2 $102.1 Million

Jack Nicholson

43 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 How Do You Know $30.2 Million
2010 I'm Still Here $408,983
2007 The Bucket List $93.5 Million
2006 The Departed $132.4 Million
2003 Something's Gotta Give $124.7 Million