1 7
Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#7

#8

Peak Rank

#7

21

Years Ranked

27

1

Years in Top 10

2

27.7

Average Rank

28.5

21

Theatrical Releases

46

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 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 Ryan Reynolds form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Ryan Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Ryan Reynolds the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Ryan Reynolds, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Ryan Reynolds

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