1 7
Age 70

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 61

#48

Current Rank

#6

#6

Peak Rank

#1

46

Years Ranked

43

2

Years in Top 10

17

29.6

Average Rank

20.5

43

Theatrical Releases

65

Signs $228.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.7 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. Elite Top 10 presence favors Robert Downey Jr., whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Mel Gibson Robert Downey Jr.

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