1 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#45

Current Rank

#31

#9

Peak Rank

#8

44

Years Ranked

41

1

Years in Top 10

1

30.4

Average Rank

25.7

18

Theatrical Releases

45

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

$598.7 Million

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 Daniel Day-Lewis and Frances McDormand through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Frances McDormand the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Frances McDormand the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Frances McDormand, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Frances McDormand

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 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