5 3
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#70

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

42

Years Ranked

40

10

Years in Top 10

5

40.2

Average Rank

38.1

37

Theatrical Releases

33

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.0 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. The category score gives Jane Fonda the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Jane Fonda, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jane Fonda, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jane Fonda Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jane Fonda

37 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken $15.8 Million
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter $17.6 Million
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2023 Moving On $2.1 Million
2018 Book Club $68.6 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