4 4
Age 90

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#40

#6

Peak Rank

#7

46

Years Ranked

41

3

Years in Top 10

4

34.0

Average Rank

30.3

46

Theatrical Releases

40

Captain America: The Winter Soldier $259.8 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robert Redford the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Viggo Mortensen's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robert Redford Viggo Mortensen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Robert Redford

46 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Buttons A New Musical Film $151,983
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2017 Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary $16,397
2016 Pete's Dragon $76.2 Million

Viggo Mortensen

40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 I Love Boosters $9.7 Million
2024 The Dead Don't Hurt $752,964
2022 Crimes of the Future $2.5 Million
2018 Green Book $85.1 Million
2016 Captain Fantastic $5.9 Million