1 7
Age 92

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#56

Current Rank

#39

#3

Peak Rank

#1

41

Years Ranked

47

12

Years in Top 10

37

20.8

Average Rank

7.6

47

Theatrical Releases

61

Skyfall $304.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Meryl Streep the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Meryl Streep

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Judi Dench

47 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Belfast $9.3 Million
2021 Blithe Spirit $282,500
2021 Six Minutes to Midnight $132,500
2019 Cats $27.2 Million
2019 All Is True $1.2 Million

Meryl Streep

61 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million
2026 Project Hail Mary $343.9 Million
2026 Hoppers $166.0 Million
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million