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Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#24

Current Rank

#12

#2

Peak Rank

#2

32

Years Ranked

45

6

Years in Top 10

24

22.5

Average Rank

10.9

45

Theatrical Releases

47

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

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$3.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 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 Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Cruise, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Cruise, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Natalie Portman Tom Cruise

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