1 7
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#87

Current Rank

#30

#5

Peak Rank

#2

40

Years Ranked

34

5

Years in Top 10

10

38.1

Average Rank

23.5

33

Theatrical Releases

44

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Russell Crowe 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 Russell Crowe's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Russell Crowe while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Russell Crowe

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

Russell Crowe

44 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Beast $1.3 Million
2025 Nuremberg $14.5 Million
2024 Kraven the Hunter $25.0 Million
2024 The Exorcism $4.5 Million
2024 Land of Bad $4.6 Million