3 5
Age 85

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#88

Current Rank

#62

#5

Peak Rank

#4

41

Years Ranked

27

5

Years in Top 10

2

46.9

Average Rank

36.9

34

Theatrical Releases

32

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million

$584.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Keira Knightley the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Keira Knightley's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Keira Knightley, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Keira Knightley

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

Keira Knightley

32 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Charlotte $18,520
2019 The Aftermath $1.6 Million
2019 Official Secrets $2.0 Million
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms $54.9 Million
2018 Colette $5.1 Million