4 4
Age 62

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#33

Current Rank

#13

#5

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

37

11

Years in Top 10

10

22.0

Average Rank

15.6

82

Theatrical Releases

59

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$3.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Nicole Kidman holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Nicolas Cage Nicole Kidman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million