1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#45

Current Rank

#24

#9

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

32

1

Years in Top 10

6

30.4

Average Rank

22.5

18

Theatrical Releases

45

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Daniel Day-Lewis and Natalie Portman through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Natalie Portman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Natalie Portman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119