Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly are two of the greatest actors ever. Both are listed in AFI’s Top 15 of Classic Screen Legends….Astaire ranked 5th….while Kelly comes in 15h place. Their greatness can not be argued. Still we felt it would be fun to look at their entire careers and see who has the statistical edge. So…we looked at all of their movies and put them in this massive table. Below the table is our breakdown of their stats in 6 different categories. Not sure this proves anything…but it is cool to see their movies listed together.
Fred Astaire Movies vs Gene Kelly Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score 1 An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture WinGene Kelly 12.00 259.5 458.5 7 77 08 / 06 99.8 2 Top Hat (1935)
AA Best Picture NomFred Astaire 5.10 228.8 411.1 3 86 04 / 00 99.2 2 Singin' in the Rain (1952) Gene Kelly 12.40 242.4 371.3 6 93 02 / 00 99.1 4 Swing Time (1936) Fred Astaire 5.40 233.4 376.3 12 85 02 / 01 98.6 5 The Towering Inferno (1974)
AA Best Picture NomFred Astaire 114.80 662.1 662.1 2 69 08 / 03 98.3 8 Holiday Inn (1942) Fred Astaire 10.90 403.7 654.0 8 81 03 / 01 98.3 7 On the Town (1949) Gene Kelly 8.20 204.3 308.4 19 82 01 / 01 98.1 7 Easter Parade (1948) Fred Astaire 10.90 293.9 411.6 3 81 01 / 00 97.8 8 Hello, Dolly! (1969)
AA Best Picture NomGene Kelly 43.40 329.7 329.7 5 66 07 / 03 97.7 10 Shall We Dance (1937) Fred Astaire 5.10 211.5 359.6 19 80 01 / 00 97.6 11 Cover Girl (1944) Gene Kelly 7.60 254.5 254.5 27 75 05 / 01 97.4 10 Anchors Aweigh (1945)
AA Best Picture NomGene Kelly 12.50 396.1 660.1 7 68 05 / 01 97.4 13 The Gay Divorcee (1934)
AA Best Picture NomFred Astaire 3.10 144.2 237.6 18 83 05 / 01 96.8 14 Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Gene Kelly 8.30 208.0 276.1 16 75 00 / 00 96.3 16 For Me and My Gal (1942) Gene Kelly 8.30 307.4 464.2 15 74 01 / 00 96.3 16 Christmas Holiday (1944) Gene Kelly 6.20 210.5 210.5 48 74 01 / 00 96.3 19 Follow the Fleet (1936) Fred Astaire 5.10 220.2 389.1 15 74 00 / 00 96.1 18 Blue Skies (1946) Fred Astaire 13.50 416.2 674.3 5 72 02 / 00 96.0 19 You Were Never Lovelier (1942) Fred Astaire 4.60 169.9 275.3 57 80 03 / 00 95.9 19 On the Beach (1959) Fred Astaire 13.60 245.1 397.1 17 71 02 / 00 95.9 20 The Three Musketeers (1948) Gene Kelly 10.90 292.5 596.6 4 71 01 / 00 95.6 24 Roberta (1935) Fred Astaire 4.20 188.3 299.7 10 75 01 / 00 95.6 23 Three Little Words (1950) Fred Astaire 8.60 193.7 290.4 10 73 01 / 00 95.6 25 Carefree (1938) Fred Astaire 4.50 177.8 276.4 34 76 03 / 00 95.4 24 Ziegfeld Follies (1945) Gene Kelly &
Fred Astaire9.90 314.3 470.7 14 70 00 / 00 95.2 27 Dancing Lady (1933) Fred Astaire 4.30 199.5 322.2 9 67 00 / 00 94.3 26 Thousands Cheer (1943) Gene Kelly 10.70 385.1 604.3 7 63 03 / 00 93.9 30 Royal Wedding (1951) Fred Astaire 7.30 157.0 240.4 27 77 01 / 00 93.6 30 Summer Stock (1950) Gene Kelly 7.10 160.3 215.4 19 75 00 / 00 93.2 29 The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Fred Astaire 8.30 208.0 307.9 17 62 01 / 00 93.1 31 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Fred Astaire 4.50 172.5 281.1 42 71 00 / 00 93.1 30 Funny Face (1957) Fred Astaire 7.10 137.5 222.7 30 78 04 / 00 93.0 35 The Band Wagon (1953) Fred Astaire 7.00 125.2 190.7 36 82 03 / 00 92.7 34 A Damsel in Distress (1937) Fred Astaire 4.00 167.5 243.0 41 65 02 / 01 91.5 37 Brigadoon (1954) Gene Kelly 5.70 132.7 219.3 55 75 03 / 00 91.2 35 Words and Music (1948) Gene Kelly 9.10 244.9 322.8 12 56 00 / 00 90.9 37 Les Girls (1957) Gene Kelly 6.90 132.8 212.6 32 73 03 / 01 90.9 37 Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) Gene Kelly 7.30 264.1 358.9 25 55 00 / 00 90.8 39 Daddy Long Legs (1955) Fred Astaire 7.10 148.1 239.9 42 67 03 / 00 89.9 40 What a Way To Go! (1964) Gene Kelly 17.40 199.9 324.8 6 51 02 / 00 89.8 42 The Pirate (1948) Gene Kelly 4.90 132.9 188.4 72 70 01 / 00 88.9 43 Flying Down to Rio (1933) Fred Astaire 2.60 123.6 206.9 21 72 01 / 00 88.6 44 Let's Dance (1950) Fred Astaire 6.90 154.0 249.5 23 63 00 / 00 88.5 45 The Sky's The Limit (1943) Fred Astaire 4.00 144.8 224.3 77 64 02 / 00 88.3 47 Deep In My Heart (1954) Gene Kelly 7.10 165.4 266.4 47 58 00 / 00 87.9 46 Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) Fred Astaire 2.80 108.6 108.6 59 75 00 / 00 87.7 49 The Pleasure of His Company (1961) Fred Astaire 9.00 131.1 131.1 23 65 00 / 00 86.6 50 A Guide For The Married Man (1967) Gene Kelly 13.90 123.6 123.6 21 67 00 / 00 86.5 49 Inherit the Wind (1960) Gene Kelly 3.50 54.7 89.3 71 86 04 / 00 86.5 51 You'll Never Get Rich (1941) Fred Astaire 3.20 124.3 124.3 71 64 02 / 00 86.0 51 It's Always Fair Weather (1955) Gene Kelly 3.90 81.7 140.6 85 78 02 / 00 86.0 52 Yolanda and the Thief (1945) Fred Astaire 3.40 107.5 157.7 91 70 00 / 00 85.4 55 The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) Gene Kelly 15.90 110.6 110.6 23 65 00 / 00 83.9 54 The Notorious Landlady (1962) Fred Astaire 7.50 107.8 107.8 34 66 00 / 00 83.9 56 Finian's Rainbow (1968) Fred Astaire 15.70 129.3 209.5 21 57 02 / 00 83.3 56 Silk Stockings (1957) Fred Astaire 5.00 95.7 154.0 48 68 00 / 00 82.6 57 Marjorie Morningstar (1958) Gene Kelly 7.50 134.6 134.6 29 54 01 / 00 82.4 58 Gigot (1962) Gene Kelly 4.60 65.7 65.7 55 70 01 / 00 78.6 60 The Tunnel of Love (1958) Gene Kelly 5.00 89.8 138.1 50 56 00 / 00 73.0 61 Second Chorus (1940) Fred Astaire 2.40 93.5 93.5 78 52 02 / 00 70.9 59 The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) Gene Kelly 1.90 16.7 16.7 103 76 01 / 00 70.2 62 Living in a Big Way (1947) Gene Kelly 3.10 89.5 119.1 112 54 00 / 00 69.9 63 The Cross of Lorraine (1943) Gene Kelly 1.70 60.1 128.1 125 60 00 / 00 66.0 64 The Belle of New York (1952) Fred Astaire 3.70 73.0 107.9 94 54 00 / 00 63.5 65 Ghost Story (1981) Fred Astaire 23.40 90.6 90.6 38 48 00 / 00 62.1 67 Xanadu (1980) Gene Kelly 25.40 105.5 105.5 30 41 00 / 00 59.4 66 40 Carats (1973) Gene Kelly 6.40 38.8 38.8 55 61 00 / 00 57.3 68 The Devil Makes Three (1952) Gene Kelly 2.10 40.5 80.8 152 58 00 / 00 52.0 69 Invitation to the Dance (1956) Gene Kelly 0.60 11.2 34.4 198 65 00 / 00 48.6 70 Black Hand (1950) Gene Kelly 2.20 49.5 77.6 140 53 00 / 00 47.7 71 Pilot #5 (1943) Gene Kelly 1.90 68.7 99.5 116 46 00 / 00 46.8 72 Crest of the Wave (1954) Gene Kelly 1.00 23.4 27.3 151 58 00 / 00 41.0 73 The Purple Taxi (1977) Fred Astaire 0.80 3.9 3.9 142 59 00 / 00 29.3 74 Midas Run (1969) Fred Astaire 0.90 6.5 10.8 145 57 00 / 00 28.2 75 The Happy Road (1957) Gene Kelly 0.90 17.9 52.2 164 52 00 / 00 25.7 76 It's a Big Country (1951) Gene Kelly 1.50 32.4 40.3 171 46 00 / 00 21.8 77 The Amazing Dobermans (1976) Fred Astaire 1.80 9.2 9.2 127 47 00 / 00 12.3 78 Viva Knievel! (1977) Gene Kelly 6.50 31.4 31.4 78 27 00 / 00 2.7
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Gene is more acrobatic while Fred is the definite image of dance on film like Chaplin is for comedy.
Fred has style and grace in a greater body of work mentioned by Wikipedia. He and Hermes Pan has a great imagination .Fred brought an elegance to his partners. Who could forget the incredible Ginger?
Gene did also ,like An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain. Watch That ‘ s Entertainment! for Gene and Fred.
There is much more that I could say.
Russ Tamblynn and Tommy Rall could have equalled the acrobatic dancing but the Nicholas Brothers were the tops.
The Sound of Music is the best musical because every musical scene is iconic while Singin” in the Rain is not.
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