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Age 38

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#38

Rank

#1

#26

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

32

0

Years in Top 10

6

73.0

Average Rank

36.4

26

Theatrical Releases

56

The Dark Knight $533.3 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Downey Jr.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

30 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2015 River of Fundament $44,840
2014 Frank $645,186
2013 White House Down $73.1 Million
2012 Won't Back Down $5.3 Million
2012 Hysteria $1.8 Million

Robert Downey Jr.

58 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron $459.0 Million
2014 The Judge $47.1 Million
2014 Chef $31.4 Million
2013 Iron Man 3 $409.0 Million
2012 The Avengers $623.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

By the 2015 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Robert Downey Jr. without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.