3 3
Age 82

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#35

Current Rank

#30

#2

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

34

8

Years in Top 10

10

23.2

Average Rank

23.5

44

Theatrical Releases

44

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million

$3.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Russell Crowe's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Michael Douglas the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup stays evenly split and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Michael Douglas Russell Crowe

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Russell Crowe

44 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Beast $1.3 Million
2025 Nuremberg $14.5 Million
2024 Kraven the Hunter $25.0 Million
2024 The Exorcism $4.5 Million
2024 Land of Bad $4.6 Million