1 7
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#87

Current Rank

#24

#5

Peak Rank

#2

40

Years Ranked

32

5

Years in Top 10

6

38.1

Average Rank

22.5

33

Theatrical Releases

45

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Meg Ryan and Natalie Portman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Natalie Portman 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 Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Natalie Portman without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Natalie Portman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119