0 8
Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#7

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

13

Years Ranked

25

3

Years in Top 10

6

33.8

Average Rank

27.2

29

Theatrical Releases

36

Hancock $227.9 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$852.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Charlize Theron Johnny Depp

Charlize Theron

29 theatrical releases • $852.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2009 The Road $8.1 Million
2009 The Burning Plain $200,730
2009 Astro Boy $19.6 Million
2008 Sleepwalking $166,057
2008 Hancock $227.9 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2009, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Johnny Depp 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 Johnny Depp the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Johnny Depp, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.