2 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#45

Current Rank

#63

#9

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

11

30.4

Average Rank

28.8

18

Theatrical Releases

80

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Enchanted $127.8 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.7 Billion

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

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Susan Sarandon holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Susan Sarandon without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Susan Sarandon

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

Susan Sarandon

80 theatrical releases • $1.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 The Fabulous Four $2.9 Million
2024 The Gutter $17,750
2023 Blue Beetle $72.5 Million
2023 Maybe I Do $1.3 Million
2020 The Jesus Rolls $18,169