5 3
Age 54

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#45

#5

Peak Rank

#9

30

Years Ranked

44

6

Years in Top 10

1

30.9

Average Rank

30.4

39

Theatrical Releases

18

Shrek 2 $441.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$3.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Cameron Diaz the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Cameron Diaz, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Cameron Diaz, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cameron Diaz Daniel Day-Lewis

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Cameron Diaz

39 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2014 Annie $85.9 Million
2014 Sex Tape $38.5 Million
2014 The Other Woman $83.9 Million
2013 In a World $3.0 Million
2013 The Counselor $17.0 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