3 5
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#32

Current Rank

#35

#6

Peak Rank

#2

33

Years Ranked

47

3

Years in Top 10

8

26.7

Average Rank

23.2

49

Theatrical Releases

44

Sing $270.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$3.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Douglas form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Michael Douglas the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Matthew McConaughey Michael Douglas

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Matthew McConaughey

49 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2019 The Gentlemen $36.5 Million
2019 The Beach Bum $3.5 Million
2019 Serenity $8.5 Million