1 7
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#69

Current Rank

#62

#9

Peak Rank

#4

34

Years Ranked

27

1

Years in Top 10

2

45.7

Average Rank

36.9

24

Theatrical Releases

32

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Keira Knightley the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Keira Knightley the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Keira Knightley without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Keira Knightley

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136

Keira Knightley

32 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Charlotte $18,520
2019 The Aftermath $1.6 Million
2019 Official Secrets $2.0 Million
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $54.9 Million
2018 Colette $5.1 Million