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Heath Ledger

Johnny Depp

Head-to-Head Comparison

Heath Ledger

1 : 7

Johnny Depp

#26

Current Rank

#1

#22

Peak Rank

#1

9

Years Ranked

24

0

Years in Top 10

5

0 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

5 years

9

Years in Top 50

24

The Dark Knight $533.3 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$946.4 Million

Career Domestic Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Heath Ledger

14 theatrical releases • $946.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2008 The Dark Knight $533.3 Million
2007 I'm Not There $4.0 Million
2006 Candy $45,128
2005 Casanova $11.3 Million
2005 Brokeback Mountain $83.0 Million
2005 The Brothers Grimm $37.9 Million
2005 Lords of Dogtown $11.3 Million
2004 Ned Kelly $86,959
2003 The Order $7.7 Million
2002 The Four Feathers $18.3 Million
2001 Monster's Ball $31.3 Million
2001 A Knight's Tale $56.6 Million
2000 The Patriot $113.3 Million
1999 10 Things I Hate About You $38.2 Million

Johnny Depp

34 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street $52.9 Million
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $309.4 Million
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million
2005 Corpse Bride $53.4 Million
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $206.5 Million
2005 The Libertine $4.8 Million
2004 Finding Neverland $51.7 Million
2004 Secret Window $48.0 Million
2003 Lost in La Mancha $732,393
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico $56.4 Million
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $305.4 Million
2001 From Hell $31.6 Million
2001 Blow $53.0 Million
2001 The Man Who Cried $747,092
2000 Chocolat $71.5 Million
2000 Before Night Falls $4.2 Million
2000 The Ninth Gate $18.7 Million
1999 Sleepy Hollow $101.1 Million
1999 The Astronaut's Wife $10.7 Million
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas $10.7 Million
1997 Donnie Brasco $41.9 Million
1996 Dead Man $1.0 Million
1995 Nick of Time $8.2 Million
1995 Don Juan DeMarco $22.2 Million
1995 Arizona Dream $112,547
1994 Ed Wood $5.9 Million
1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape $10.0 Million
1993 Benny & Joon $23.3 Million
1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare $34.9 Million
1990 Edward Scissorhands $56.4 Million
1990 Cry-Baby $8.3 Million
1986 Platoon $138.5 Million
1985 Private Resort $331,816
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street $25.5 Million