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Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#35

#8

Peak Rank

#2

21

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

8

27.7

Average Rank

23.2

21

Theatrical Releases

44

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 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 Michael Douglas form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Michael Douglas the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Michael Douglas, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Michael Douglas, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Michael Douglas

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