4 4
Age 68

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#28

Current Rank

#87

#7

Peak Rank

#5

38

Years Ranked

40

1

Years in Top 10

5

31.5

Average Rank

38.1

36

Theatrical Releases

33

Captain Marvel $426.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Annette Bening and Meg Ryan form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Meg Ryan, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Annette Bening's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Annette Bening

36 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Bride! $12.7 Million
2024 Poolman $131,000
2022 Death on the Nile $45.6 Million
2020 Hope Gap $104,732
2019 Captain Marvel $426.8 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