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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#31

Current Rank

#69

#8

Peak Rank

#9

41

Years Ranked

34

1

Years in Top 10

1

25.7

Average Rank

45.7

45

Theatrical Releases

24

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$524.6 Million

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The 2026 comparison presents Frances McDormand and Hilary Swank through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Frances McDormand the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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

Frances McDormand Hilary Swank

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

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