1 5
Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 37

#9

Rank

#1

#9

Peak Rank

#1

7

Years Ranked

7

1

Years in Top 10

7

14.9

Average Rank

3.7

13

Theatrical Releases

13

National Lampoon's Vacation $61.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

$471.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$463.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Chevy Chase Meryl Streep

Chevy Chase

14 theatrical releases • $485.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1986 Three Amigos! $39.2 Million
1985 Spies Like Us $60.1 Million
1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird $14.0 Million
1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation $49.4 Million
1985 Fletch $50.6 Million

Meryl Streep

13 theatrical releases • $463.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1986 Heartburn $25.3 Million
1985 Plenty $6.1 Million
1985 Out of Africa $87.1 Million
1984 Falling in Love $11.1 Million
1983 Silkwood $35.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1986 comparison presents Chevy Chase and Meryl Streep through the ranking data available at that point in time. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Meryl Streep holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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.