1 7
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#32

Current Rank

#13

#6

Peak Rank

#2

33

Years Ranked

37

3

Years in Top 10

10

26.7

Average Rank

15.6

49

Theatrical Releases

59

Sing $270.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$3.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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

Elite Top 10 presence favors Nicole Kidman, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Nicole Kidman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Matthew McConaughey Nicole Kidman

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

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million