5 2
Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#56

Current Rank

#40

#3

Peak Rank

#7

41

Years Ranked

41

12

Years in Top 10

4

20.8

Average Rank

30.3

47

Theatrical Releases

40

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Judi Dench while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Viggo Mortensen

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

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million