1 6
Age 48

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#3

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

12

5

Years in Top 10

6

18.4

Average Rank

18.3

30

Theatrical Releases

30

Ocean's Eleven $183.4 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

George Clooney Cate Blanchett

George Clooney

30 theatrical releases • $1.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2009 Up in the Air $83.8 Million
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats $32.4 Million
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox $21.0 Million
2008 Leatherheads $31.4 Million
2008 Burn After Reading $60.4 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, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Cate Blanchett 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 Cate Blanchett's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Cate Blanchett, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.