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Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#10

Current Rank

#45

#3

Peak Rank

#9

22

Years Ranked

44

7

Years in Top 10

1

35.2

Average Rank

30.4

28

Theatrical Releases

18

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Elite Top 10 presence favors Brie Larson, 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 Brie Larson the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Brie Larson while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brie Larson Daniel Day-Lewis

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brie Larson

28 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $429.6 Million
2023 The Marvels $84.5 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings $224.5 Million
2019 Just Mercy $36.0 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