4 4
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#19

Current Rank

#13

#4

Peak Rank

#2

45

Years Ranked

37

19

Years in Top 10

10

14.6

Average Rank

15.6

51

Theatrical Releases

59

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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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. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Nicole Kidman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Denzel Washington, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Nicole Kidman

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

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million