4 4
Age 38

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#48

Rank

#1

#25

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

12

0

Years in Top 10

6

46.2

Average Rank

19.5

30

Theatrical Releases

27

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Ewan McGregor Cate Blanchett

Ewan McGregor

32 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats $32.4 Million
2009 Angels & Demons $133.4 Million
2009 Amelia $14.2 Million
2008 Deception $4.6 Million
2008 Cassandra's Dream $973,018
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

At this point in the rankings, Ewan McGregor versus Cate Blanchett is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.