6 2
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 92

#19

Current Rank

#56

#4

Peak Rank

#3

45

Years Ranked

41

19

Years in Top 10

12

14.6

Average Rank

20.8

51

Theatrical Releases

47

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Skyfall $304.4 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Denzel Washington and Judi Dench 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.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Denzel Washington holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Denzel Washington, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Judi Dench

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

Judi Dench

47 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Belfast $9.3 Million
2021 Blithe Spirit $282,500
2021 Six Minutes to Midnight $132,500
2019 Cats $27.2 Million
2019 All Is True $1.2 Million