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Age 85

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#88

Current Rank

#86

#5

Peak Rank

#4

41

Years Ranked

47

5

Years in Top 10

9

46.9

Average Rank

36.1

34

Theatrical Releases

32

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$584.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$757.5 Million

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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. The category score gives Jessica Lange 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 Jessica Lange the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jessica Lange, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Jessica Lange

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

Jessica Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 Million