2 5
Age 83

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#25

Current Rank

#12

#2

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

45

6

Years in Top 10

24

18.4

Average Rank

10.9

96

Theatrical Releases

47

Joker $335.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$3.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 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. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Cruise, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. 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

Robert De Niro Tom Cruise

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