0 8
Age 31

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#7

Rank

#1

#4

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

23

2

Years in Top 10

4

40.4

Average Rank

29.5

22

Theatrical Releases

34

Sweet Home Alabama $127.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$721.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Reese Witherspoon Johnny Depp

Reese Witherspoon

22 theatrical releases • $721.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 Rendition $9.7 Million
2005 Walk the Line $119.5 Million
2005 Just Like Heaven $48.3 Million
2004 Vanity Fair $16.1 Million
2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde $90.2 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

By the 2007 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Johnny Depp 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 Johnny Depp's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Johnny Depp while still showing distinct strengths on each side.