0 8
Age 35

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#40

Rank

#1

#31

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

31

0

Years in Top 10

5

61.1

Average Rank

37.5

23

Theatrical Releases

55

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $150.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$552.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Claire Danes Robert Downey Jr.

Claire Danes

23 theatrical releases • $552.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 As Cool as I Am $3,234
2009 Me and Orson Welles $1.2 Million
2007 Stardust $38.6 Million
2007 Evening $12.5 Million
2005 The Family Stone $60.1 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 2014 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Robert Downey Jr., with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.