2 4
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#24

Current Rank

#25

#2

Peak Rank

#2

32

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

6

22.5

Average Rank

18.4

45

Theatrical Releases

96

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

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$3.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Domestic theatrical output favors Robert De Niro, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert De Niro and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Natalie Portman Robert De Niro

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million