3 4
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#87

Current Rank

#84

#5

Peak Rank

#5

40

Years Ranked

47

5

Years in Top 10

9

38.1

Average Rank

40.8

33

Theatrical Releases

37

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Meg Ryan and Sissy Spacek form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Meg Ryan the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Sissy Spacek, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Sissy Spacek and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million