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Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#87

#6

Peak Rank

#5

31

Years Ranked

40

3

Years in Top 10

5

43.9

Average Rank

38.1

24

Theatrical Releases

33

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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

Elite Top 10 presence favors Meg Ryan, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Meg Ryan without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Catherine Zeta-Jones

24 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Red 2 $53.3 Million
2013 Side Effects $32.2 Million
2013 Broken City $19.7 Million
2012 Playing for Keeps $13.1 Million
2012 Rock of Ages $38.5 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