1 6
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#69

Current Rank

#51

#9

Peak Rank

#10

34

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

1

45.7

Average Rank

31.4

24

Theatrical Releases

48

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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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 Richard Gere 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 Richard Gere the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Richard Gere, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Richard Gere

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

Richard Gere

48 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Oh Canada $200,980
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2020 Three Christs $36,723
2017 The Dinner $1.3 Million
2017 Norman $3.8 Million