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Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#56

Current Rank

#62

#3

Peak Rank

#4

41

Years Ranked

27

12

Years in Top 10

2

20.8

Average Rank

36.9

47

Theatrical Releases

32

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Keira Knightley

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Judi Dench

47 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Belfast $9.3 Million
2021 Blithe Spirit $282,500
2021 Six Minutes to Midnight $132,500
2019 Cats $27.2 Million
2019 All Is True $1.2 Million

Keira Knightley

32 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Charlotte $18,520
2019 The Aftermath $1.6 Million
2019 Official Secrets $2.0 Million
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $54.9 Million
2018 Colette $5.1 Million