1 7
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#15

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

34

6

Years in Top 10

8

32.0

Average Rank

34.4

39

Theatrical Releases

58

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 $381.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$3.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.4 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helena Bonham Carter Robert Downey Jr.

Helena Bonham Carter

42 theatrical releases • $3.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass $77.0 Million
2015 The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet $173,564
2015 Suffragette $4.7 Million
2015 Cinderella $201.2 Million
2013 The Lone Ranger $89.3 Million

Robert Downey Jr.

60 theatrical releases • $4.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming $334.2 Million
2016 The First Avenger: Civil War $408.1 Million
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron $459.0 Million
2014 The Judge $47.1 Million
2014 Chef $31.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2017, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Robert Downey Jr. 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 Robert Downey Jr., but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.