4 3
Age 71

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 53

#10

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

41

Years Ranked

22

36

Years in Top 10

6

6.0

Average Rank

40.6

58

Theatrical Releases

46

Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Mark Ruffalo

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
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 Mark Ruffalo form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Meryl Streep as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Meryl Streep, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Meryl Streep, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.