5 3
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#23

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

29

Years Ranked

11

9

Years in Top 10

5

13.7

Average Rank

19.8

66

Theatrical Releases

29

Meet the Fockers $279.3 Million

Biggest Hit

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

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robert De Niro Cate Blanchett

Robert De Niro

66 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 What Just Happened $1.1 Million
2008 Righteous Kill $40.1 Million
2007 Stardust $38.6 Million
2006 The Good Shepherd $60.0 Million
2006 Arthur and the Invisibles $15.1 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 2008 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 Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Robert De Niro, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.