2 6
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

#49

Current Rank

#74

#8

Peak Rank

#1

36

Years Ranked

41

2

Years in Top 10

8

34.3

Average Rank

38.2

45

Theatrical Releases

64

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

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 3 $415.0 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 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. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Whoopi Goldberg holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Whoopi Goldberg the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Whoopi Goldberg while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Whoopi Goldberg

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

Whoopi Goldberg

64 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babes $3.8 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 The Color Purple $60.6 Million
2022 Till $9.0 Million
2018 Nobody's Fool $31.7 Million