5 3
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#57

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#4

Peak Rank

#7

35

Years Ranked

34

5

Years in Top 10

7

27.7

Average Rank

25.6

37

Theatrical Releases

55

Sing $270.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$1.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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By the 2026 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 Reese Witherspoon the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Domestic theatrical output favors Sean Connery, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Reese Witherspoon, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Reese Witherspoon Sean Connery

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million

Sean Connery

55 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen $66.5 Million
2000 Finding Forrester $51.8 Million
1999 Entrapment $87.7 Million
1999 Playing by Heart $4.0 Million
1998 The Avengers $23.4 Million