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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#31

Current Rank

#78

#8

Peak Rank

#9

41

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

1

25.7

Average Rank

41.1

45

Theatrical Releases

36

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

At this point in the rankings, Frances McDormand versus Kim Basinger is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Frances McDormand the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Frances McDormand holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Frances McDormand, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Kim Basinger

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

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million