4 3
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#45

Current Rank

#51

#9

Peak Rank

#10

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

1

30.4

Average Rank

31.4

18

Theatrical Releases

48

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Daniel Day-Lewis and Richard Gere through the ranking data available at that point in time. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Richard Gere the larger theatrical footprint.

Domestic theatrical output favors Richard Gere, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Daniel Day-Lewis while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Richard Gere

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

Richard Gere

48 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Oh Canada $200,980
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2020 Three Christs $36,723
2017 The Dinner $1.3 Million
2017 Norman $3.8 Million