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Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#39

Current Rank

#27

#1

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

46

37

Years in Top 10

12

7.6

Average Rank

26.8

61

Theatrical Releases

46

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$3.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Meryl Streep and Michelle Pfeiffer form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Meryl Streep the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Michelle Pfeiffer

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Meryl Streep

61 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million
2026 Project Hail Mary $343.9 Million
2026 Hoppers $166.0 Million
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million