4 4
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#48

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

29

Years Ranked

11

11

Years in Top 10

5

19.1

Average Rank

19.8

38

Theatrical Releases

29

The Godfather $133.7 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$1.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Cate Blanchett

Al Pacino

38 theatrical releases • $1.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Righteous Kill $40.1 Million
2008 88 Minutes $17.2 Million
2007 Ocean's Thirteen $117.2 Million
2005 Two for the Money $23.0 Million
2004 The Merchant of Venice $3.8 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, Al Pacino and Cate Blanchett form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Cate Blanchett's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.