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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#45

Current Rank

#42

#9

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

11

30.4

Average Rank

26.7

18

Theatrical Releases

54

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Meet the Fockers $279.3 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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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. Elite Top 10 presence favors Dustin Hoffman, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Dustin Hoffman holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Dustin Hoffman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Dustin Hoffman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Dustin Hoffman

54 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Tuner $4.0 Million
2024 Megalopolis $7.6 Million
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 $193.6 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million
2016 The Program $13,074