1 7
Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 61

#13

Rank

#1

#9

Peak Rank

#1

18

Years Ranked

31

1

Years in Top 10

26

36.1

Average Rank

6.4

38

Theatrical Releases

45

Twister $241.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Mamma Mia $144.1 Million

$1.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Philip Seymour Hoffman Meryl Streep

Philip Seymour Hoffman

38 theatrical releases • $1.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 Jack Goes Boating $541,992
2009 The Invention of Lying $18.5 Million
2009 Pirate Radio $8.0 Million
2008 Synecdoche, New York $3.1 Million
2008 Doubt $33.4 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, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Meryl Streep, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Meryl Streep holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Meryl Streep, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.