1 7
Age 27

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 38

#41

Rank

#1

#36

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

10

0

Years in Top 10

4

63.8

Average Rank

23.2

15

Theatrical Releases

24

The Day After Tomorrow $186.7 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$449.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jake Gyllenhaal Cate Blanchett

Jake Gyllenhaal

17 theatrical releases • $573.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 Zodiac $33.1 Million
2007 Rendition $9.7 Million
2005 Proof $7.5 Million
2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood $36,039
2005 Jarhead $62.7 Million

Cate Blanchett

27 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 I'm Not There $4.0 Million
2007 Hot Fuzz $23.6 Million
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age $16.4 Million
2006 The Good German $1.3 Million
2006 Notes on a Scandal $17.5 Million
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As of the selected ranking year, Jake Gyllenhaal and Cate Blanchett form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Cate Blanchett and remains tied to the selected ranking season.