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Age 85

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 93

#88

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#5

Peak Rank

#8

41

Years Ranked

21

5

Years in Top 10

1

46.9

Average Rank

27.7

34

Theatrical Releases

21

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Blazing Saddles $119.5 Million

$584.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$560.0 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Faye Dunaway and Gene Wilder form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Faye Dunaway, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Faye Dunaway the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Faye Dunaway without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Gene Wilder

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

Gene Wilder

21 theatrical releases • $560.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Another You $2.9 Million
1990 Funny About Love $8.1 Million
1989 See No Evil Hear No Evil $46.9 Million
1986 Haunted Honeymoon $8.0 Million
1984 The Woman in Red $25.3 Million