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Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 94

#56

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#5

41

Years Ranked

29

12

Years in Top 10

3

20.8

Average Rank

33.2

47

Theatrical Releases

30

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Jaws $260.7 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$699.7 Million

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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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Judi Dench the larger theatrical footprint. 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 Roy Scheider

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

Roy Scheider

30 theatrical releases • $699.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Chicago 10 $177,490
2007 If I Didn't Care $9,902
2004 The Punisher $33.8 Million
2000 Better Living $2,147
1997 The Rainmaker $45.9 Million