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Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#35

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

16

Years Ranked

40

10

Years in Top 10

5

12.8

Average Rank

38.1

24

Theatrical Releases

33

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Jennifer Lawrence and Meg Ryan through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Jennifer Lawrence the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Jennifer Lawrence's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jennifer Lawrence while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jennifer Lawrence Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jennifer Lawrence

24 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 No Hard Feelings $50.5 Million
2019 Love Antosha $50,168
2019 X-Men: Dark Phoenix $65.8 Million
2018 Red Sparrow $46.9 Million
2017 Mother $17.8 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