HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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#1
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45
17
35
6
7.3
39.1
57
29
Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million
Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
$2.6 Billion
Box Office
$4.7 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Meryl Streep
58 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Little Women | $108.1 Million |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | $172.0 Million |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | $120.6 Million |
| 2017 | The Post | $81.9 Million |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | $27.4 Million |
Benedict Cumberbatch
32 theatrical releases • $5.4 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Book of Clarence | $6.1 Million |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $411.3 Million |
| 2021 | The Mauritanian | $836,536 |
| 2021 | The Courier | $6.6 Million |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $804.8 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
As of the selected ranking year, Meryl Streep and Benedict Cumberbatch form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Benedict Cumberbatch holding the stronger position in this snapshot.
The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Benedict Cumberbatch's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Meryl Streep without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.