1 7
Age 73

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#78

Current Rank

#40

#9

Peak Rank

#7

45

Years Ranked

41

1

Years in Top 10

4

41.1

Average Rank

30.3

36

Theatrical Releases

40

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$1.2 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 Viggo Mortensen the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Viggo Mortensen, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Viggo Mortensen while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kim Basinger Viggo Mortensen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 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