3 4
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#45

Current Rank

#4

#9

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

24

1

Years in Top 10

1

30.4

Average Rank

39.9

18

Theatrical Releases

16

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Black Panther $700.1 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Michael B. Jordan form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Michael B. Jordan holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Michael B. Jordan

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