1 7
Age 40

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#10

Rank

#1

#9

Peak Rank

#1

6

Years Ranked

34

2

Years in Top 10

8

22.3

Average Rank

34.4

20

Theatrical Releases

58

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.4 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

60 theatrical releases • $4.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming $334.2 Million
2016 The First Avenger: Civil War $408.1 Million
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron $459.0 Million
2014 The Judge $47.1 Million
2014 Chef $31.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

By the 2017 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 Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Robert Downey Jr. 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 Robert Downey Jr., but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.