3 5
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#45

Current Rank

#62

#9

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

27

1

Years in Top 10

2

30.4

Average Rank

36.9

18

Theatrical Releases

32

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Daniel Day-Lewis versus Keira Knightley is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Keira Knightley the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Keira Knightley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Keira Knightley and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Keira Knightley

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

Keira Knightley

32 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Charlotte $18,520
2019 The Aftermath $1.6 Million
2019 Official Secrets $2.0 Million
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $54.9 Million
2018 Colette $5.1 Million