HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#6
#1
#1
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39
35
34
9
5.9
29.6
57
61
Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million
Avengers: Infinity War $678.8 Million
$2.5 Billion
Box Office
$5.2 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Meryl Streep
57 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | $172.0 Million |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | $120.6 Million |
| 2017 | The Post | $81.9 Million |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | $27.4 Million |
| 2015 | Suffragette | $4.7 Million |
Robert Downey Jr.
61 theatrical releases • $5.2 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | $678.8 Million |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $334.2 Million |
| 2016 | The First Avenger: Civil War | $408.1 Million |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $459.0 Million |
| 2014 | The Judge | $47.1 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
By the 2018 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Meryl Streep as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons.
Elite Top 10 presence favors Meryl Streep, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Robert Downey Jr. without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.