1 7
Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#48

#8

Peak Rank

#6

21

Years Ranked

46

1

Years in Top 10

2

27.7

Average Rank

29.6

21

Theatrical Releases

43

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Gene Wilder and Mel Gibson through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Mel Gibson the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Mel Gibson the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Mel Gibson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Mel Gibson

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

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million