1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 55

#45

Current Rank

#31

#9

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

31

1

Years in Top 10

8

30.4

Average Rank

30.1

18

Theatrical Releases

30

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.8 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Renner form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jeremy Renner, 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 Jeremy Renner the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jeremy Renner while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Jeremy Renner

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

Jeremy Renner

30 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Wake Up Dead Man $1.6 Million
2019 Arctic Dogs $5.8 Million
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2018 Tag $54.7 Million
2017 The House $25.6 Million