1 7
Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#40

#8

Peak Rank

#7

21

Years Ranked

41

1

Years in Top 10

4

27.7

Average Rank

30.3

21

Theatrical Releases

40

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 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 Viggo Mortensen form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Viggo Mortensen 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 Viggo Mortensen the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Viggo Mortensen and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Viggo Mortensen

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

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million