3 5
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 30

#49

Current Rank

#5

#8

Peak Rank

#3

36

Years Ranked

9

2

Years in Top 10

4

34.3

Average Rank

27.4

45

Theatrical Releases

10

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

Biggest Hit

Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Elijah Wood and Zendaya form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Zendaya holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Domestic theatrical output favors Elijah Wood, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Zendaya, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Zendaya

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

Zendaya

10 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Drama $48.1 Million
2024 Challengers $50.1 Million
2024 Dune: Part Two $282.1 Million
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million
2021 Dune: Part One $108.3 Million