3 5
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#45

Current Rank

#84

#9

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

9

30.4

Average Rank

40.8

18

Theatrical Releases

37

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sissy Spacek form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Sissy Spacek, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Sissy Spacek 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 Sissy Spacek, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million