4 4
Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 85

#23

Current Rank

#88

#6

Peak Rank

#5

11

Years Ranked

41

4

Years in Top 10

5

17.9

Average Rank

46.9

14

Theatrical Releases

34

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens $936.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

$2.3 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$584.5 Million

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

The 2026 comparison presents Daisy Ridley and Faye Dunaway through the ranking data available at that point in time. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Daisy Ridley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Daisy Ridley the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daisy Ridley Faye Dunaway

Daisy Ridley

14 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 We Bury the Dead $3.7 Million
2025 Cleaner $794,091
2024 Young Woman and the Sea $500,000
2024 Sometimes I Think About Dying $130,457
2023 The Marsh King's Daughter $1.8 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