4 4
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#50

Current Rank

#31

#7

Peak Rank

#8

47

Years Ranked

41

4

Years in Top 10

1

29.7

Average Rank

25.7

38

Theatrical Releases

45

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

$2.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Elite Top 10 presence favors Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Frances McDormand's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans stays evenly split, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Arnold Schwarzenegger Frances McDormand

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Arnold Schwarzenegger

38 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate $62.3 Million
2015 Terminator Genisys $89.8 Million
2015 Maggie $187,112
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million
2014 Sabotage $10.5 Million

Frances McDormand

45 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Women Talking $5.5 Million
2021 The French Dispatch $16.1 Million
2021 Nomadland $3.7 Million
2018 Isle of Dogs $32.0 Million
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri $54.5 Million