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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#69

#1

Peak Rank

#9

42

Years Ranked

34

11

Years in Top 10

1

21.8

Average Rank

45.7

38

Theatrical Releases

24

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$524.6 Million

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

As of the selected ranking year, Eddie Murphy and Hilary Swank form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Eddie Murphy, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Eddie Murphy holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Eddie Murphy without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Hilary Swank

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Eddie Murphy

38 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2016 Mr. Church $685,780
2012 A Thousand Words $18.5 Million
2011 Tower Heist $78.0 Million
2010 Shrek Forever After $238.7 Million
2009 Imagine That $16.1 Million

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136