1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#45

Current Rank

#6

#9

Peak Rank

#3

44

Years Ranked

21

1

Years in Top 10

6

30.4

Average Rank

22.8

18

Theatrical Releases

37

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Oppenheimer $329.9 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.4 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Emily Blunt

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

Emily Blunt

37 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Smashing Machine $11.4 Million
2024 If $111.1 Million
2024 The Fall Guy $92.9 Million
2023 Oppenheimer $329.9 Million
2021 Jungle Cruise $117.0 Million