3 4
Age 67

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 61

#36

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

31

9

Years in Top 10

26

14.9

Average Rank

6.4

70

Theatrical Releases

45

Meet the Fockers $279.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Mamma Mia $144.1 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robert De Niro Meryl Streep

Robert De Niro

70 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 Stone $1.8 Million
2010 Machete $26.6 Million
2010 Little Fockers $148.4 Million
2009 Everybody's Fine $9.2 Million
2008 What Just Happened $1.1 Million

Meryl Streep

45 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2009 The Fantastic Mr. Fox $21.0 Million
2009 Julie & Julia $94.1 Million
2009 It's Complicated $112.7 Million
2008 Mamma Mia $144.1 Million
2008 Doubt $33.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

As of the selected ranking year, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Meryl Streep holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Robert De Niro's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Meryl Streep, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.