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Age 61

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#6

Current Rank

#84

#1

Peak Rank

#5

43

Years Ranked

47

17

Years in Top 10

9

20.5

Average Rank

40.8

65

Theatrical Releases

37

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$6.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Robert Downey Jr. and Sissy Spacek form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robert Downey Jr. the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert Downey Jr. and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robert Downey Jr. Sissy Spacek

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million