4 2
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#43

Current Rank

#87

#5

Peak Rank

#5

25

Years Ranked

40

5

Years in Top 10

5

26.4

Average Rank

38.1

21

Theatrical Releases

33

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 $381.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Daniel Radcliffe the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daniel Radcliffe's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Daniel Radcliffe, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Radcliffe Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Radcliffe

21 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Merrily We Roll Along $2.5 Million
2022 The Lost City $105.3 Million
2019 Playmobil: The Movie $1.1 Million
2016 Now You See Me 2 $65.1 Million
2016 Swiss Army Man $4.2 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