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Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 54

#30

Rank

#1

#15

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

12

0

Years in Top 10

12

21.6

Average Rank

3.4

11

Theatrical Releases

26

White Nights $42.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$176.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$967.1 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helen Mirren Jack Nicholson

Helen Mirren

11 theatrical releases • $176.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 The Comfort of Strangers $1.2 Million
1990 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover $7.7 Million
1989 When the Whales Came $73,131
1988 Pascali's Island $1.5 Million
1986 The Mosquito Coast $14.3 Million

Jack Nicholson

26 theatrical releases • $967.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 The Two Jakes $10.0 Million
1989 Batman $251.2 Million
1987 The Witches of Eastwick $63.8 Million
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1987 Broadcast News $51.2 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1991 comparison presents Helen Mirren and Jack Nicholson through the ranking data available at that point in time. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jack Nicholson holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jack Nicholson holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Jack Nicholson, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.