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Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#49

Current Rank

#78

#8

Peak Rank

#9

36

Years Ranked

45

2

Years in Top 10

1

34.3

Average Rank

41.1

45

Theatrical Releases

36

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

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Elijah Wood and Kim Basinger form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Elijah Wood and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Kim Basinger

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

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million