HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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#1
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21
35
15
9
13.0
33.4
43
59
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million
Avengers: Infinity War $678.8 Million
$2.8 Billion
Box Office
$5.0 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Cate Blanchett
49 theatrical releases • $3.9 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The House With a Clock in Its Walls | $68.5 Million |
| 2018 | Ocean's 8 | $140.3 Million |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | $315.1 Million |
| 2017 | Song to Song | $443,684 |
| 2017 | Manifesto | $161,101 |
Robert Downey Jr.
61 theatrical releases • $5.2 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $678.8 Million |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $334.2 Million |
| 2016 | The First Avenger: Civil War | $408.1 Million |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $459.0 Million |
| 2014 | The Judge | $47.1 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
By the 2018 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 Robert Downey Jr. 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 Robert Downey Jr. the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Robert Downey Jr., but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.