2 6
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#86

Current Rank

#33

#4

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

44

9

Years in Top 10

11

36.1

Average Rank

22.0

32

Theatrical Releases

82

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$757.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Nicolas Cage the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Nicolas Cage the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Nicolas Cage and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Lange Nicolas Cage

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jessica Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 Million

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million