3 5
Age 80

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#59

Current Rank

#33

#2

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

44

10

Years in Top 10

11

30.7

Average Rank

22.0

50

Theatrical Releases

82

Finding Dory $486.3 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$1.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 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 Diane Keaton's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

The category score gives Nicolas Cage the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Nicolas Cage while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Diane Keaton Nicolas Cage

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

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million