3 4
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#42

Current Rank

#33

#1

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

44

11

Years in Top 10

11

26.7

Average Rank

22.0

54

Theatrical Releases

82

Meet the Fockers $279.3 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$3.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Dustin Hoffman Nicolas Cage

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Dustin Hoffman

54 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Tuner $4.0 Million
2024 Megalopolis $7.6 Million
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 $193.6 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million
2016 The Program $13,074

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