5 3
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#49

Current Rank

#57

#8

Peak Rank

#4

36

Years Ranked

35

2

Years in Top 10

5

34.3

Average Rank

27.7

45

Theatrical Releases

37

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

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Elijah Wood and Reese Witherspoon 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.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million