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Age 81

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#21

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#2

Peak Rank

#7

46

Years Ranked

34

7

Years in Top 10

7

21.3

Average Rank

25.6

62

Theatrical Releases

55

Barbie $636.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$3.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Helen Mirren and Sean Connery through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Helen Mirren the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Helen Mirren's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Helen Mirren while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helen Mirren Sean Connery

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Helen Mirren

62 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 White Bird $5.1 Million
2023 Barbie $636.2 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods $57.6 Million
2023 Golda $4.8 Million

Sean Connery

55 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen $66.5 Million
2000 Finding Forrester $51.8 Million
1999 Entrapment $87.7 Million
1999 Playing by Heart $4.0 Million
1998 The Avengers $23.4 Million