1 7
Age 94

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#74

#5

Peak Rank

#1

29

Years Ranked

41

3

Years in Top 10

8

33.2

Average Rank

38.2

30

Theatrical Releases

64

Jaws $260.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 3 $415.0 Million

$699.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Roy Scheider and Whoopi Goldberg form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Whoopi Goldberg the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Whoopi Goldberg the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Whoopi Goldberg, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Roy Scheider Whoopi Goldberg

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Roy Scheider

30 theatrical releases • $699.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Chicago 10 $177,490
2007 If I Didn't Care $9,902
2004 The Punisher $33.8 Million
2000 Better Living $2,147
1997 The Rainmaker $45.9 Million

Whoopi Goldberg

64 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babes $3.8 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 The Color Purple $60.6 Million
2022 Till $9.0 Million
2018 Nobody's Fool $31.7 Million