2 5
Age 85

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 69

#88

Current Rank

#31

#5

Peak Rank

#8

41

Years Ranked

41

5

Years in Top 10

1

46.9

Average Rank

25.7

34

Theatrical Releases

45

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

$584.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Faye Dunaway versus Frances McDormand is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Elite Top 10 presence favors Faye Dunaway, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Frances McDormand's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. 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

Faye Dunaway Frances McDormand

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

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