2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#34

Current Rank

#9

#2

Peak Rank

#2

42

Years Ranked

34

10

Years in Top 10

19

24.6

Average Rank

12.9

38

Theatrical Releases

35

How the Grinch Stole Christmas $261.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$3.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Jim Carrey and Will Smith form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Will Smith the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Will Smith holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Will Smith, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jim Carrey Will Smith

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million