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Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#56

Current Rank

#12

#3

Peak Rank

#2

41

Years Ranked

45

12

Years in Top 10

24

20.8

Average Rank

10.9

47

Theatrical Releases

47

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Tom Cruise

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