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Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#37

#8

Peak Rank

#2

21

Years Ranked

44

1

Years in Top 10

7

27.7

Average Rank

26.1

21

Theatrical Releases

49

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $330.4 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Gene Wilder and Kevin Costner form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Kevin Costner the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Kevin Costner, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Kevin Costner while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Kevin Costner

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Gene Wilder

21 theatrical releases • $560.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Another You $2.9 Million
1990 Funny About Love $8.1 Million
1989 See No Evil Hear No Evil $46.9 Million
1986 Haunted Honeymoon $8.0 Million
1984 The Woman in Red $25.3 Million

Kevin Costner

49 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 $29.0 Million
2020 Let Him Go $9.4 Million
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain $26.4 Million
2017 Molly's Game $28.8 Million
2016 Hidden Figures $169.6 Million