4 3
Age 82

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

#35

Current Rank

#74

#2

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

41

8

Years in Top 10

8

23.2

Average Rank

38.2

44

Theatrical Releases

64

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 3 $415.0 Million

$3.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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

At this point in the rankings, Michael Douglas versus Whoopi Goldberg is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Whoopi Goldberg's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Michael Douglas holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Michael Douglas, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Michael Douglas Whoopi Goldberg

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Whoopi Goldberg

64 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babes $3.8 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 The Color Purple $60.6 Million
2022 Till $9.0 Million
2018 Nobody's Fool $31.7 Million