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Age 85

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#88

Current Rank

#69

#5

Peak Rank

#9

41

Years Ranked

34

5

Years in Top 10

1

46.9

Average Rank

45.7

34

Theatrical Releases

24

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

$584.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$524.6 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Faye Dunaway and Hilary Swank 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Faye Dunaway, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Hilary Swank

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

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136