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Age 44

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#66

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

25

Years Ranked

40

8

Years in Top 10

5

28.8

Average Rank

38.1

37

Theatrical Releases

33

The Dark Knight Rises $448.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Anne Hathaway 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 Anne Hathaway's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Anne Hathaway, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Anne Hathaway Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Anne Hathaway

37 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.3 Million
2026 Mother Mary $2.6 Million
2023 She Came to Me $733,978
2023 Eileen $1.4 Million
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million

Meg Ryan

33 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 What Happens Later $3.3 Million
2009 Serious Moonlight $25,339
2008 The Women $26.9 Million
2007 In the Land of Women $11.1 Million
2004 Against the Ropes $5.9 Million