4 4
Age 80

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 92

#59

Current Rank

#56

#2

Peak Rank

#3

47

Years Ranked

41

10

Years in Top 10

12

30.7

Average Rank

20.8

50

Theatrical Releases

47

Finding Dory $486.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Skyfall $304.4 Million

$1.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Diane Keaton's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Judi Dench the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Diane Keaton Judi Dench

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Diane Keaton

50 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Summer Camp $2.4 Million
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter $17.6 Million
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2022 Mack & Rita $2.5 Million
2019 Poms $13.6 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