1 7
Age 70

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#48

Current Rank

#24

#6

Peak Rank

#2

46

Years Ranked

32

2

Years in Top 10

6

29.6

Average Rank

22.5

43

Theatrical Releases

45

Signs $228.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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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. The category score gives Natalie Portman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Natalie Portman, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Natalie Portman while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Mel Gibson Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119