3 5
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 61

#19

Current Rank

#6

#4

Peak Rank

#1

45

Years Ranked

43

19

Years in Top 10

17

14.6

Average Rank

20.5

51

Theatrical Releases

65

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.7 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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 Robert Downey Jr.'s leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robert Downey Jr. the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert Downey Jr. and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Robert Downey Jr.

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