2 6
Age 82

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#87

#4

Peak Rank

#5

31

Years Ranked

40

6

Years in Top 10

5

40.1

Average Rank

38.1

23

Theatrical Releases

33

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$441.9 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Meg Ryan the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Meg Ryan without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jill Claybourgh Meg Ryan

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jill Claybourgh

23 theatrical releases • $441.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2011 Bridesmaids $169.3 Million
2010 Love & Other Drugs $32.4 Million
2006 Running with Scissors $7.0 Million
2002 Never Again $307,631
1997 Fools Rush In $29.5 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