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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#40

#1

Peak Rank

#7

42

Years Ranked

41

11

Years in Top 10

4

21.8

Average Rank

30.3

38

Theatrical Releases

40

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$3.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 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. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Eddie Murphy holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Viggo Mortensen

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

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million