3 3
Age 96

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#46

#4

Peak Rank

#4

35

Years Ranked

44

7

Years in Top 10

7

23.9

Average Rank

33.9

68

Theatrical Releases

27

The Firm $158.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Back to the Future $212.3 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.7 Billion

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

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. Domestic theatrical output favors Gene Hackman, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Gene Hackman the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Hackman Michael J. Fox

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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