5 3
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#45

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#9

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

31

1

Years in Top 10

6

30.4

Average Rank

40.1

18

Theatrical Releases

23

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$441.9 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jill Claybourgh form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jill Claybourgh, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Jill Claybourgh

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

Jill Claybourgh

23 theatrical releases • $441.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2011 Bridesmaids $169.3 Million
2010 Love & Other Drugs $32.4 Million
2006 Running with Scissors $7.0 Million
2002 Never Again $307,631
1997 Fools Rush In $29.5 Million