1 7
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#69

Current Rank

#87

#9

Peak Rank

#5

34

Years Ranked

40

1

Years in Top 10

5

45.7

Average Rank

38.1

24

Theatrical Releases

33

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Meg Ryan the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Meg Ryan, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Meg Ryan while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136

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