2 6
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#51

Current Rank

#12

#10

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

24

31.4

Average Rank

10.9

48

Theatrical Releases

47

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Richard Gere and Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Cruise, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Cruise's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Cruise, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Richard Gere Tom Cruise

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