1 7
Age 70

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#48

Current Rank

#35

#6

Peak Rank

#2

46

Years Ranked

47

2

Years in Top 10

8

29.6

Average Rank

23.2

43

Theatrical Releases

44

Signs $228.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Mel Gibson 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

Mel Gibson Michael Douglas

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million