2 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#31

Current Rank

#39

#8

Peak Rank

#1

41

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

37

25.7

Average Rank

7.6

45

Theatrical Releases

61

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.3 Billion

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

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Meryl Streep

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

Meryl Streep

61 theatrical releases • $3.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 $218.5 Million
2026 Project Hail Mary $343.9 Million
2026 Hoppers $166.0 Million
2019 Little Women $108.1 Million
2018 Mary Poppins Returns $172.0 Million