4 4
Age 96

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#11

#4

Peak Rank

#5

35

Years Ranked

26

7

Years in Top 10

6

23.9

Average Rank

18.2

68

Theatrical Releases

41

The Firm $158.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.0 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Hugh Jackman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Hugh Jackman the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Hackman Hugh Jackman

Gene Hackman

68 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Welcome to Mooseport $14.5 Million
2003 Runaway Jury $49.4 Million
2001 Behind Enemy Lines $58.9 Million
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums $52.4 Million
2001 Heist $23.5 Million

Hugh Jackman

41 theatrical releases • $4.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Death of Robin Hood $5.3 Million
2026 The Sheep Detectives $66.1 Million
2025 Song Sung Blue $39.2 Million
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2023 The Son $449,650