5 3
Age 39

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 85

#2

Current Rank

#88

#2

Peak Rank

#5

8

Years Ranked

41

2

Years in Top 10

5

37.8

Average Rank

46.9

7

Theatrical Releases

34

Wicked $475.0 Million

Biggest Hit

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

$934.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$584.5 Million

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

As of the selected ranking year, Cynthia Erivo and Faye Dunaway form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cynthia Erivo holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Ranking longevity favors Faye Dunaway, whose advantage across ranked seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Cynthia Erivo, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cynthia Erivo Faye Dunaway

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Cynthia Erivo

7 theatrical releases • $934.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Wicked: For Good $342.9 Million
2024 Wicked $475.0 Million
2024 Drift $10,077
2021 Chaos Walking $13.3 Million
2019 Harriet $43.1 Million

Faye Dunaway

34 theatrical releases • $584.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 The Case for Christ $14.7 Million
2002 The Rules of Attraction $6.5 Million
2000 The Yards $889,352
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc $14.3 Million
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair $69.3 Million