4 4
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#49

Current Rank

#14

#8

Peak Rank

#5

36

Years Ranked

15

2

Years in Top 10

8

34.3

Average Rank

11.9

45

Theatrical Releases

29

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

Biggest Hit

The Martian $228.4 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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

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

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jessica Chastain holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Jessica Chastain

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

Jessica Chastain

29 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dreams $133,797
2023 Memory $381,052
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million
2022 The 355 $14.6 Million
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $2.4 Million