5 3
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#15

Current Rank

#31

#4

Peak Rank

#8

15

Years Ranked

41

5

Years in Top 10

1

28.9

Average Rank

25.7

11

Theatrical Releases

45

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Elite Top 10 presence favors Daniel Kaluuya, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Domestic theatrical output favors Frances McDormand, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Daniel Kaluuya, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Frances McDormand

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 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