4 3
Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#9

#8

Peak Rank

#9

21

Years Ranked

13

1

Years in Top 10

1

27.7

Average Rank

44.8

21

Theatrical Releases

16

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

The Fantastic Four: First Steps $274.3 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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

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 biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Vanessa Kirby's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Vanessa Kirby the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Gene Wilder while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Vanessa Kirby

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

Vanessa Kirby

16 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps $274.3 Million
2025 Eden $1.6 Million
2023 Napoleon $61.5 Million
2023 Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One $172.1 Million
2023 The Son $449,650