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Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#56

Current Rank

#57

#3

Peak Rank

#4

41

Years Ranked

35

12

Years in Top 10

5

20.8

Average Rank

27.7

47

Theatrical Releases

37

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. 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. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Judi Dench, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million