2 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#45

Current Rank

#75

#9

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

16

30.4

Average Rank

31.7

18

Theatrical Releases

33

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 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 Sally Field form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Sally Field, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Sally Field the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Sally Field, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Sally Field

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

Sally Field

33 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2022 Spoiler Alert $1.4 Million
2016 Hello My Name Is Doris $14.4 Million
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $202.9 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million