3 5
Age 41

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 90

#62

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#4

Peak Rank

#6

27

Years Ranked

46

2

Years in Top 10

3

36.9

Average Rank

34.0

32

Theatrical Releases

46

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Captain America: The Winter Soldier $259.8 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Keira Knightley and Robert Redford through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Robert Redford the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Keira Knightley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robert Redford while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Keira Knightley Robert Redford

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Keira Knightley

32 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Charlotte $18,520
2019 The Aftermath $1.6 Million
2019 Official Secrets $2.0 Million
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $54.9 Million
2018 Colette $5.1 Million

Robert Redford

46 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Buttons A New Musical Film $151,983
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2017 Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary $16,397
2016 Pete's Dragon $76.2 Million