3 4
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#17

Current Rank

#39

#1

Peak Rank

#1

29

Years Ranked

47

20

Years in Top 10

37

10.1

Average Rank

7.6

56

Theatrical Releases

61

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cate Blanchett Meryl Streep

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Cate Blanchett

56 theatrical releases • $4.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Father Mother Sister Brother $964,544
2025 Black Bag $21.5 Million
2024 Borderlands $15.5 Million
2024 Rumours $571,909
2022 Tar $6.8 Million

Meryl Streep

61 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million
2026 Project Hail Mary $343.9 Million
2026 Hoppers $166.0 Million
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million