5 3
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 94

#51

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#10

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

29

1

Years in Top 10

3

31.4

Average Rank

33.2

48

Theatrical Releases

30

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Jaws $260.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$699.7 Million

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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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Richard Gere the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Roy Scheider, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Richard Gere and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Richard Gere Roy Scheider

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Richard Gere

48 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Oh Canada $200,980
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2020 Three Christs $36,723
2017 The Dinner $1.3 Million
2017 Norman $3.8 Million

Roy Scheider

30 theatrical releases • $699.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Chicago 10 $177,490
2007 If I Didn't Care $9,902
2004 The Punisher $33.8 Million
2000 Better Living $2,147
1997 The Rainmaker $45.9 Million