4 3
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#39

Current Rank

#21

#1

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

46

37

Years in Top 10

24

7.6

Average Rank

10.9

61

Theatrical Releases

60

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

$3.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. 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 Tom Hanks

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

Tom Hanks

60 theatrical releases • $6.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Toy Story 5 $406.8 Million
2025 The Phoenician Scheme $19.6 Million
2024 Here $12.2 Million
2023 Asteroid City $28.2 Million
2022 A Man Called Otto $64.3 Million