4 4
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 38

#38

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

27

Years Ranked

10

2

Years in Top 10

4

19.9

Average Rank

21.7

35

Theatrical Releases

27

Signs $228.0 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Mel Gibson Cate Blanchett

Mel Gibson

35 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Paparazzi $15.7 Million
2003 The Singing Detective $337,174
2002 We Were Soldiers $78.1 Million
2002 Signs $228.0 Million
2001 The Million Dollar Hotel $59,989

Cate Blanchett

27 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 I'm Not There $4.0 Million
2007 Hot Fuzz $23.6 Million
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age $16.4 Million
2006 The Good German $1.3 Million
2006 Notes on a Scandal $17.5 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2007, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.