4 4
Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#56

Current Rank

#24

#3

Peak Rank

#2

41

Years Ranked

32

12

Years in Top 10

6

20.8

Average Rank

22.5

47

Theatrical Releases

45

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Judi Dench and Natalie Portman through the ranking data available at that point in time. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Natalie Portman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119