5 2
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#15

Current Rank

#87

#4

Peak Rank

#5

15

Years Ranked

40

5

Years in Top 10

5

28.9

Average Rank

38.1

11

Theatrical Releases

33

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

The 2026 comparison presents Daniel Kaluuya and Meg Ryan through the ranking data available at that point in time. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Daniel Kaluuya holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Kaluuya's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Daniel Kaluuya while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 Million

Meg Ryan

33 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 What Happens Later $3.3 Million
2009 Serious Moonlight $25,339
2008 The Women $26.9 Million
2007 In the Land of Women $11.1 Million
2004 Against the Ropes $5.9 Million