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Meryl Streep

#17 Current Rank
Current Score 2,026

USA • Born June 22, 1949 • Age 75

Meryl Streep reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in 1986. She has been ranked for 45 years, including 38 years in the Top 10. Her ranking has remained relatively stable recently, ranging from No. 12 to No. 17.

Career Ranking History

Statistics

Peak Rank
#1
Peak Year
1986
Years Ranked
47
Years in Top 10
38
Years in Top 50
47
Longest Top 10 Streak
21 years

Filmography

Career Domestic Box Office

$2.6 Billion

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again $120.6 Million
2017 The Post $81.9 Million
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins $27.4 Million
2015 Suffragette $4.7 Million
2015 Ricki and the Flash $26.8 Million
2014 Into the Woods $128.0 Million
2014 The Giver $45.1 Million
2014 The Homesman $2.4 Million
2013 August: Osage County $37.7 Million
2012 Hope Springs $63.5 Million
2011 The Iron Lady $30.0 Million
2009 The Fantastic Mr. Fox $21.0 Million
2009 It's Complicated $112.7 Million
2009 Julie & Julia $94.1 Million
2008 Doubt $33.4 Million
2008 Mamma Mia $144.1 Million
2008 Dark Matter $30,591
2007 Lions for Lambs $15.0 Million
2007 Rendition $9.7 Million
2007 Evening $12.5 Million
2006 The Ant Bully $28.1 Million
2006 The Devil Wears Prada $124.7 Million
2006 A Prairie Home Companion $20.3 Million
2005 Prime $22.8 Million
2004 A Series of Unfortunate Events $118.6 Million
2004 The Manchurian Candidate $66.0 Million
2002 The Hours $41.7 Million
2002 Adaptation $22.5 Million
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence $78.6 Million
1999 Music of the Heart $14.9 Million
1998 One True Thing $23.2 Million
1998 Dancing at Lughnasa $2.3 Million
1996 Marvin's Room $12.8 Million
1996 Before and After $8.8 Million
1995 The Bridges of Madison County $71.5 Million
1994 The River Wild $46.8 Million
1994 The House of the Spirits $6.3 Million
1992 Death Becomes Her $58.4 Million
1991 Defending Your Life $16.4 Million
1990 Postcards From the Edge $39.1 Million
1989 She-Devil $15.4 Million
1988 A Cry in the Dark $6.9 Million
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1986 Heartburn $25.3 Million
1985 Out of Africa $87.1 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1984 Falling in Love $11.1 Million
1983 Silkwood $35.6 Million
1982 Still of the Night $6.0 Million
1982 Sophie's Choice $30.0 Million
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman $26.9 Million
1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan $19.6 Million
1979 Manhattan $39.9 Million
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
1978 The Deer Hunter $49.0 Million
1977 Julia $20.7 Million

Filmography notes

  • Only original theatrical releases with a domestic box office greater than $0 are included.
  • Re-releases are not added to the original domestic gross.
  • Streaming-only and direct-to-video productions are excluded.
  • Years refer to the film's first U.S. or Canada theatrical release.