Tom Cruise

Meryl Streep

Head-to-Head Comparison

Tom Cruise

1 : 7

Meryl Streep

#7

Current Rank

#1

#7

Peak Rank

#1

6

Years Ranked

8

1

Years in Top 10

8

1 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

8 years

6

Years in Top 50

8

Top Gun $176.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

$419.3 Million

Career Domestic Box Office

$471.1 Million

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Tom Cruise

9 theatrical releases • $419.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1986 The Color of Money $52.3 Million
1986 Top Gun $176.8 Million
1986 Legend $15.5 Million
1983 All the Right Moves $17.2 Million
1983 Risky Business $63.5 Million
1983 The Outsiders $25.7 Million
1983 Losin' It $1.2 Million
1981 Taps $35.9 Million
1981 Endless Love $31.2 Million

Meryl Streep

14 theatrical releases • $471.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1986 Heartburn $25.3 Million
1985 Out of Africa $87.1 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1984 Falling in Love $11.1 Million
1983 Silkwood $35.6 Million
1982 Still of the Night $6.0 Million
1982 Sophie's Choice $30.0 Million
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman $26.9 Million
1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan $19.6 Million
1979 Manhattan $39.9 Million
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
1978 The Deer Hunter $49.0 Million
1977 Julia $20.7 Million