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Age 83

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#25

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#2

Peak Rank

#7

47

Years Ranked

34

6

Years in Top 10

7

18.4

Average Rank

25.6

96

Theatrical Releases

55

Joker $335.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$3.7 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 Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert De Niro holding the stronger position in this snapshot. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert De Niro and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robert De Niro Sean Connery

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 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