4 3
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#32

Current Rank

#57

#6

Peak Rank

#4

33

Years Ranked

35

3

Years in Top 10

5

26.7

Average Rank

27.7

49

Theatrical Releases

37

Sing $270.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$3.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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

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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Matthew McConaughey the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Matthew McConaughey holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Matthew McConaughey, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Matthew McConaughey Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million