1 6
Age 33

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#11

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

31

5

Years in Top 10

5

29.3

Average Rank

37.5

32

Theatrical Releases

55

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

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Natalie Portman Robert Downey Jr.

Natalie Portman

32 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Thor: The Dark World $206.4 Million
2011 Your Highness $21.6 Million
2011 Thor $181.0 Million
2011 The Other Woman $25,423
2011 No Strings Attached $70.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Natalie Portman versus Robert Downey Jr. is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Robert Downey Jr. the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Robert Downey Jr.'s leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Robert Downey Jr., but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.