1 7
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 56

#49

Current Rank

#20

#8

Peak Rank

#3

36

Years Ranked

38

2

Years in Top 10

10

34.3

Average Rank

17.6

45

Theatrical Releases

71

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

Biggest Hit

Oppenheimer $330.1 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 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. The category score gives Matt Damon the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Matt Damon, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Matt Damon, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Matt Damon

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

Matt Damon

71 theatrical releases • $5.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 IF $111.4 Million
2024 Drive-Away Dolls $5.0 Million
2023 Oppenheimer $330.1 Million
2023 Air $52.5 Million
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million