1 6
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#87

Current Rank

#57

#5

Peak Rank

#4

40

Years Ranked

35

5

Years in Top 10

5

38.1

Average Rank

27.7

33

Theatrical Releases

37

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 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 Reese Witherspoon form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Reese Witherspoon 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 Reese Witherspoon's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Reese Witherspoon and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million