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Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#40

#1

Peak Rank

#7

41

Years Ranked

41

19

Years in Top 10

4

18.8

Average Rank

30.3

43

Theatrical Releases

40

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$2.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jack Nicholson holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Jack Nicholson, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jack Nicholson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jack Nicholson Viggo Mortensen

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

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million