3 5
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#31

Current Rank

#14

#8

Peak Rank

#5

41

Years Ranked

15

1

Years in Top 10

8

25.7

Average Rank

11.9

45

Theatrical Releases

29

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Martian $228.4 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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

The category score gives Jessica Chastain the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jessica Chastain, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Jessica Chastain

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

Jessica Chastain

29 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dreams $133,797
2023 Memory $381,052
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million
2022 The 355 $14.6 Million
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $2.4 Million