4 4
Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#23

Current Rank

#87

#6

Peak Rank

#5

11

Years Ranked

40

4

Years in Top 10

5

17.9

Average Rank

38.1

14

Theatrical Releases

33

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens $936.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$2.3 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.

By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daisy Ridley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Daisy Ridley holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daisy Ridley Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daisy Ridley

14 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 We Bury the Dead $3.7 Million
2025 Cleaner $794,091
2024 Young Woman and the Sea $500,000
2024 Sometimes I Think About Dying $130,457
2023 The Marsh King's Daughter $1.8 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