5 3
Age 90

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

39

Years Ranked

40

8

Years in Top 10

5

31.2

Average Rank

38.1

64

Theatrical Releases

33

The Longest Yard $158.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Burt Reynolds and Meg Ryan form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Burt Reynolds the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Burt Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Burt Reynolds, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Burt Reynolds Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Burt Reynolds

64 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Elbow Grease $917
2018 The Last Movie Star $14,410
2016 Shangri-La Suite $14,073
2008 Delgo $694,782
2008 Deal $61,626

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