Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been by each other’s side long before they got a taste of Hollywood. After writing the script for the Oscar-winning movie Good Will Hunting, the two best friends found both name and fame in the industry. Recently, they also launched their production company, Artists Equity, and have already produced a movie under their banner titled Air (2023).
The two actors are both effective among the critics as well as the audiences. Damon starred in his own franchise, Bourne, making it one of the most notable action/spy series. Affleck became the face of Batman under Zack Snyder and was in the role until 2023’s The Flash before James Gunn decided to reboot the entire DC movieverse.
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Matt Damon vs Ben Affleck: The Box Office King
While both actors have many critically acclaimed films, they also made a name for themselves among the fans with many blockbuster hits. With big franchises and blockbuster standalone movies, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have both won big at the box office. But who among the two was able to inch past the other?
With projects like the Bourne franchise, The Martian, Interstellar, and the recent Christopher Nolan biopic movie, Oppenheimer, Matt Damon’s movies have grossed a total of $9.7 billion at the worldwide box office. Ben Affleck on the other hand was part of movies like Armageddon, Justice League, Suicide Squad, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, all of which combined give him a total of $6.3 billion at the worldwide box office.
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So, when it comes to box office numbers, it’s easy to see that Matt Damon has left his best friend well behind in the race. But what about awards and accolades?
Bate of the Best Friends: Critics Version
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been acting since the 1990s and have done many movies in their careers. But while Damon has rarely ventured outside of acting and producing, Affleck has also become one of the most notable directors of our time. Damon and Affleck both won their first Golden Globe and Oscar for writing the screenplay for the 1998 movie Good Will Hunting.
Damon was also nominated for the Best Actor award for the movie but lost it to Jack Nicholson, who won the award for As Good As It Gets. Since then, he has been nominated for the Oscars three more times but failed to win. Affleck, on the other hand, was nominated for the Oscars one other time for the Best Director category for the movie Argo in 2013, which he won as well.
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It is difficult to argue that one actor is better than the other based on this, as Matt Damon has secured more nominations, while Ben Affleck, despite just one other nomination, was able to win the award.
Who do you think is better among the two best friends?
