5 3
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#31

Current Rank

#86

#8

Peak Rank

#4

41

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

9

25.7

Average Rank

36.1

45

Theatrical Releases

32

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$757.5 Million

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

The category score gives Frances McDormand the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Frances McDormand while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Jessica Lange

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 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