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Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

Not Ranked

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#1

Peak Rank

#7

41

Years Ranked

34

19

Years in Top 10

7

18.8

Average Rank

25.6

43

Theatrical Releases

55

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$2.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Jack Nicholson and Sean Connery form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jack Nicholson holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Jack Nicholson 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 Jack Nicholson, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jack Nicholson Sean Connery

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jack Nicholson

43 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 How Do You Know $30.2 Million
2010 I'm Still Here $408,983
2007 The Bucket List $93.5 Million
2006 The Departed $132.4 Million
2003 Something's Gotta Give $124.7 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