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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#51

Current Rank

#45

#4

Peak Rank

#9

31

Years Ranked

44

9

Years in Top 10

1

24.7

Average Rank

30.4

36

Theatrical Releases

18

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Angelina Jolie and Daniel Day-Lewis form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Angelina Jolie, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Angelina Jolie the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Angelina Jolie without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Daniel Day-Lewis

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Angelina Jolie

36 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Eternals $164.9 Million
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead $7.4 Million
2020 Come Away $184,477
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $113.9 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million