5 3
Age 96

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#47

Current Rank

#45

#5

Peak Rank

#9

47

Years Ranked

44

9

Years in Top 10

1

30.7

Average Rank

30.4

50

Theatrical Releases

18

Gran Torino $148.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Lincoln $182.2 Million

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$598.7 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Clint Eastwood and Daniel Day-Lewis form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Clint Eastwood, 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 Clint Eastwood the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Clint Eastwood, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Clint Eastwood Daniel Day-Lewis

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Clint Eastwood

50 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Cry Macho $10.3 Million
2018 The Mule $103.8 Million
2014 American Sniper $350.1 Million
2012 Trouble with the Curve $35.8 Million
2008 Gran Torino $148.1 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