5 3
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#49

Current Rank

#86

#8

Peak Rank

#4

36

Years Ranked

47

2

Years in Top 10

9

34.3

Average Rank

36.1

45

Theatrical Releases

32

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

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$757.5 Million

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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 Lange form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jessica Lange, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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 Jessica Lange

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 Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 Million