3 5
Age 96

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#24

#4

Peak Rank

#2

35

Years Ranked

32

7

Years in Top 10

6

23.9

Average Rank

22.5

68

Theatrical Releases

45

The Firm $158.3 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Gene Hackman and Natalie Portman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Natalie Portman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

The category score gives Natalie Portman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Natalie Portman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Hackman Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119