6 2
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 62

#39

Current Rank

#30

#1

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

34

37

Years in Top 10

10

7.6

Average Rank

23.5

61

Theatrical Releases

44

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million

$3.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Meryl Streep and Russell Crowe 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Meryl Streep, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Meryl Streep Russell Crowe

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

Russell Crowe

44 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Beast $1.3 Million
2025 Nuremberg $14.5 Million
2024 Kraven the Hunter $25.0 Million
2024 The Exorcism $4.5 Million
2024 Land of Bad $4.6 Million