3 5
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 30

#87

Current Rank

#5

#5

Peak Rank

#3

40

Years Ranked

9

5

Years in Top 10

4

38.1

Average Rank

27.4

33

Theatrical Releases

10

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

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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

Zendaya

10 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Drama $48.1 Million
2024 Challengers $50.1 Million
2024 Dune: Part Two $282.1 Million
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home $804.8 Million
2021 Dune: Part One $108.3 Million