4 4
Age 81

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#85

Current Rank

#87

#2

Peak Rank

#5

42

Years Ranked

40

9

Years in Top 10

5

42.4

Average Rank

38.1

27

Theatrical Releases

33

The First Wives Club $105.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$851.7 Million

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 Meg Ryan the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Goldie Hawn, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Goldie Hawn Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Goldie Hawn

27 theatrical releases • $851.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Snatched $45.9 Million
2002 The Banger Sisters $30.3 Million
2001 Town & Country $6.7 Million
1999 The Out-of-Towners $28.5 Million
1996 Everyone Says I Love You $9.8 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