4 4
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#45

Current Rank

#87

#9

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

40

1

Years in Top 10

5

30.4

Average Rank

38.1

18

Theatrical Releases

33

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Meg Ryan

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

Meg Ryan

33 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 What Happens Later $3.3 Million
2009 Serious Moonlight $25,339
2008 The Women $26.9 Million
2007 In the Land of Women $11.1 Million
2004 Against the Ropes $5.9 Million