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Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#87

Current Rank

#33

#5

Peak Rank

#5

40

Years Ranked

44

5

Years in Top 10

11

38.1

Average Rank

22.0

33

Theatrical Releases

82

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 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 Nicolas Cage form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Nicolas Cage 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 Nicolas Cage the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Nicolas Cage, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Nicolas Cage

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

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million