5 3
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#10

Current Rank

#31

#3

Peak Rank

#8

22

Years Ranked

41

7

Years in Top 10

1

35.2

Average Rank

25.7

28

Theatrical Releases

45

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Brie Larson and Frances McDormand through the ranking data available at that point in time. Elite Top 10 presence favors Brie Larson, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Brie Larson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Brie Larson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brie Larson Frances McDormand

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brie Larson

28 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $429.6 Million
2023 The Marvels $84.5 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings $224.5 Million
2019 Just Mercy $36.0 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