2 6
Age 62

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 61

#33

Current Rank

#6

#5

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

43

11

Years in Top 10

17

22.0

Average Rank

20.5

82

Theatrical Releases

65

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$3.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.7 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Nicolas Cage Robert Downey Jr.

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