1 7
Age 96

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#25

#4

Peak Rank

#2

35

Years Ranked

47

7

Years in Top 10

6

23.9

Average Rank

18.4

68

Theatrical Releases

96

The Firm $158.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 Billion

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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. The category score gives Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Robert De Niro's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robert De Niro while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Hackman Robert De Niro

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million