1 7
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

#87

Current Rank

#74

#5

Peak Rank

#1

40

Years Ranked

41

5

Years in Top 10

8

38.1

Average Rank

38.2

33

Theatrical Releases

64

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 3 $415.0 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.7 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Whoopi Goldberg 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 Whoopi Goldberg's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Whoopi Goldberg and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meg Ryan Whoopi Goldberg

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

Whoopi Goldberg

64 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babes $3.8 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 The Color Purple $60.6 Million
2022 Till $9.0 Million
2018 Nobody's Fool $31.7 Million