4 4
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 57

#31

Current Rank

#32

#8

Peak Rank

#6

41

Years Ranked

33

1

Years in Top 10

3

25.7

Average Rank

26.7

45

Theatrical Releases

49

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.0 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey through the ranking data available at that point in time. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Matthew McConaughey the larger theatrical footprint.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Matthew McConaughey

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

Matthew McConaughey

49 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2019 The Gentlemen $36.5 Million
2019 The Beach Bum $3.5 Million
2019 Serenity $8.5 Million