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Age 54

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#45

Current Rank

#40

#7

Peak Rank

#7

35

Years Ranked

41

4

Years in Top 10

4

26.6

Average Rank

30.3

47

Theatrical Releases

40

The Avengers $623.4 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$4.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen 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 Gwyneth Paltrow the larger theatrical footprint.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gwyneth Paltrow Viggo Mortensen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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