1 7
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 42

#45

Current Rank

#3

#9

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

32

1

Years in Top 10

9

30.4

Average Rank

24.5

18

Theatrical Releases

57

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.6 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 Scarlett Johansson form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Scarlett Johansson holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Scarlett Johansson the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Scarlett Johansson without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Scarlett Johansson

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