2 5
Age 71

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#37

Current Rank

#33

#2

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

44

7

Years in Top 10

11

26.1

Average Rank

22.0

49

Theatrical Releases

82

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $330.4 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Kevin Costner and Nicolas Cage form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Nicolas Cage 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 Kevin Costner's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Nicolas Cage while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kevin Costner Nicolas Cage

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Kevin Costner

49 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 $29.0 Million
2020 Let Him Go $9.4 Million
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain $26.4 Million
2017 Molly's Game $28.8 Million
2016 Hidden Figures $169.6 Million

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million