2 6
Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#56

Current Rank

#9

#3

Peak Rank

#2

41

Years Ranked

34

12

Years in Top 10

19

20.8

Average Rank

12.9

47

Theatrical Releases

35

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million