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Age 93

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#9

#8

Peak Rank

#2

21

Years Ranked

34

1

Years in Top 10

19

27.7

Average Rank

12.9

21

Theatrical Releases

35

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$560.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 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 Will Smith form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Will Smith, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Will Smith 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 Will Smith, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gene Wilder Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million