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Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#19

Current Rank

#87

#4

Peak Rank

#5

45

Years Ranked

40

19

Years in Top 10

5

14.6

Average Rank

38.1

51

Theatrical Releases

33

Gladiator II $172.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Denzel Washington the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Denzel Washington holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Denzel Washington, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Denzel Washington Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Denzel Washington

51 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Highest 2 Lowest $1.5 Million
2024 Gladiator II $172.4 Million
2023 The Equalizer 3 $92.4 Million
2021 The Little Things $15.3 Million
2018 The Equalizer 2 $102.1 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