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Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 93

#49

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#8

Peak Rank

#8

36

Years Ranked

21

2

Years in Top 10

1

34.3

Average Rank

27.7

45

Theatrical Releases

21

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

Biggest Hit

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$560.0 Million

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

The 2026 comparison presents Elijah Wood and Gene Wilder through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Elijah Wood the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Elijah Wood the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Elijah Wood, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Gene Wilder

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Elijah Wood

45 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come $23.0 Million
2025 The Monkey $39.7 Million
2025 The Toxic Avenger $2.9 Million
2024 Bookworm $9,446
2020 Come to Daddy $96,713

Gene Wilder

21 theatrical releases • $560.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Another You $2.9 Million
1990 Funny About Love $8.1 Million
1989 See No Evil Hear No Evil $46.9 Million
1986 Haunted Honeymoon $8.0 Million
1984 The Woman in Red $25.3 Million