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Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 57

#39

Current Rank

#47

#1

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

33

37

Years in Top 10

8

7.6

Average Rank

28.6

61

Theatrical Releases

36

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Monsters vs Aliens $198.4 Million

$3.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger 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.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Meryl Streep, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Meryl Streep, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Renee Zellweger

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

Renee Zellweger

36 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Judy $24.3 Million
2018 Here and Now $13,892
2017 Same Kind of Different as Me $6.4 Million
2016 Bridget Jone's Baby $24.3 Million
2010 Case 39 $13.3 Million