1 7
Age 62

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#33

Current Rank

#25

#5

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

47

11

Years in Top 10

6

22.0

Average Rank

18.4

82

Theatrical Releases

96

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$3.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Nicolas Cage and Robert De Niro form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Robert De Niro 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 De Niro's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Robert De Niro, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Nicolas Cage Robert De Niro

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

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