2 3
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

7

Years Ranked

7

7

Years in Top 10

5

3.6

Average Rank

7.0

13

Theatrical Releases

19

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi $252.6 Million

$463.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Harrison Ford

Meryl Streep

13 theatrical releases • $463.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1986 Heartburn $25.3 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1985 Out of Africa $87.1 Million
1984 Falling in Love $11.1 Million
1983 Silkwood $35.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1986 comparison presents Meryl Streep and Harrison Ford through the ranking data available at that point in time. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Harrison Ford the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Harrison Ford's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Harrison Ford without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.