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Age 62

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#30

Current Rank

#40

#2

Peak Rank

#7

34

Years Ranked

41

10

Years in Top 10

4

23.5

Average Rank

30.3

44

Theatrical Releases

40

Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$2.2 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 Russell Crowe 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 Russell Crowe holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Russell Crowe while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Russell Crowe Viggo Mortensen

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Russell Crowe

44 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Beast $1.3 Million
2025 Nuremberg $14.5 Million
2024 Kraven the Hunter $25.0 Million
2024 The Exorcism $4.5 Million
2024 Land of Bad $4.6 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