HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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#1
#4
#1
21
16
4
5
38.6
35.6
36
31
Suicide Squad $325.1 Million
Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
$2.0 Billion
Box Office
$5.4 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Viola Davis
36 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | $166.4 Million |
| 2023 | Air | $52.5 Million |
| 2022 | The Woman King | $67.3 Million |
| 2022 | Black Adam | $168.2 Million |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | $55.8 Million |
Benedict Cumberbatch
31 theatrical releases • $5.4 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $411.3 Million |
| 2021 | The Mauritanian | $836,536 |
| 2021 | The Courier | $6.6 Million |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $804.8 Million |
| 2019 | The Current War | $6.0 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
As of the selected ranking year, Viola Davis and Benedict Cumberbatch form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Benedict Cumberbatch the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.
The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Benedict Cumberbatch's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Benedict Cumberbatch without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.