5 3
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#31

Current Rank

#84

#8

Peak Rank

#5

41

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

9

25.7

Average Rank

40.8

45

Theatrical Releases

37

Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Elite Top 10 presence favors Sissy Spacek, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Frances McDormand's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Frances McDormand without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million