1 6
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#3

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

31

5

Years in Top 10

5

21.4

Average Rank

33.3

35

Theatrical Releases

57

Gravity $274.1 Million

Biggest Hit

The Avengers $623.4 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sandra Bullock Robert Downey Jr.

Sandra Bullock

35 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 The Heat $159.6 Million
2013 Gravity $274.1 Million
2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close $31.8 Million
2009 The Proposal $164.0 Million
2009 The Blind Side $256.0 Million

Robert Downey Jr.

57 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2014 The Judge $47.1 Million
2014 Chef $31.4 Million
2013 Iron Man 3 $409.0 Million
2012 The Avengers $623.4 Million
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $186.8 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. The category score gives Robert Downey Jr. 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 Robert Downey Jr.'s leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robert Downey Jr. while still showing distinct strengths on each side.