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Jane Fonda

Meryl Streep

Head-to-Head Comparison

Jane Fonda

4 : 0

Meryl Streep

#1

Current Rank

#2

#1

Peak Rank

#2

6

Years Ranked

6

6

Years in Top 10

6

6 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

6 years

6

Years in Top 50

6

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

$607.3 Million

Career Domestic Box Office

$438.4 Million

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Jane Fonda

20 theatrical releases • $607.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1985 Agnes of God $25.6 Million
1981 Rollover $10.9 Million
1981 On Golden Pond $119.3 Million
1980 Nine to Five $103.3 Million
1979 The Electric Horseman $61.8 Million
1979 The China Syndrome $51.7 Million
1978 California Suite $42.9 Million
1978 Comes a Horseman $9.6 Million
1978 Coming Home $32.7 Million
1977 Julia $20.7 Million
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane $30.0 Million
1976 The Blue Bird $887,000
1973 Steelyard Blues $2.2 Million
1971 Klute $12.5 Million
1969 They Shoot Horses Don't They? $12.6 Million
1968 Barbarella $11.0 Million
1967 Barefoot in the Park $20.0 Million
1967 Hurry Sundown $7.0 Million
1965 Cat Ballou $20.7 Million
1960 Tall Story $12.0 Million

Meryl Streep

12 theatrical releases • $438.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
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