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Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 68

#69

Current Rank

#27

#9

Peak Rank

#1

34

Years Ranked

46

1

Years in Top 10

12

45.7

Average Rank

26.8

24

Theatrical Releases

46

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Hilary Swank and Michelle Pfeiffer through the ranking data available at that point in time. Elite Top 10 presence favors Michelle Pfeiffer, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Michelle Pfeiffer holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Michelle Pfeiffer, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Michelle Pfeiffer

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136