5 3
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#19

Current Rank

#75

#4

Peak Rank

#2

45

Years Ranked

47

19

Years in Top 10

16

14.6

Average Rank

31.7

51

Theatrical Releases

33

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Sally Field

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

Sally Field

33 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2022 Spoiler Alert $1.4 Million
2016 Hello My Name Is Doris $14.4 Million
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $202.9 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million