1 7
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 90

#69

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#9

Peak Rank

#6

34

Years Ranked

46

1

Years in Top 10

3

45.7

Average Rank

34.0

24

Theatrical Releases

46

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Captain America: The Winter Soldier $259.8 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Hilary Swank and Robert Redford through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Robert Redford 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 Robert Redford the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert Redford and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Robert Redford

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

Robert Redford

46 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Buttons A New Musical Film $151,983
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2017 Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary $16,397
2016 Pete's Dragon $76.2 Million