3 3
Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#3

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

9

Years Ranked

9

7

Years in Top 10

9

5.9

Average Rank

3.0

21

Theatrical Releases

15

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi $252.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$478.0 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Harrison Ford Meryl Streep

Harrison Ford

21 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1988 Working Girl $63.8 Million
1988 Frantic $17.6 Million
1986 Mosquito Coast $14.3 Million
1985 Witness $68.7 Million
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $179.9 Million

Meryl Streep

15 theatrical releases • $478.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1988 A Cry in the Dark $6.9 Million
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1986 Heartburn $25.3 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1985 Out of Africa $87.1 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Harrison Ford versus Meryl Streep is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Harrison Ford the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Harrison Ford's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.