5 3
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#39

Current Rank

#33

#1

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

44

37

Years in Top 10

11

7.6

Average Rank

22.0

61

Theatrical Releases

82

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

Biggest Hit

National Treasure: Book of Secrets $220.0 Million

$3.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Meryl Streep and Nicolas Cage form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Meryl Streep, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Nicolas Cage

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

Nicolas Cage

82 theatrical releases • $3.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Carpenter's Son $141,193
2025 The Surfer $1.3 Million
2024 Longlegs $74.3 Million
2024 Arcadian $828,919
2023 The Retirement Plan $1.6 Million