2 6
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#51

Current Rank

#41

#4

Peak Rank

#3

31

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

6

24.7

Average Rank

26.3

36

Theatrical Releases

64

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Angelina Jolie and Kathy Bates through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Kathy Bates the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kathy Bates's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Kathy Bates, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Angelina Jolie

36 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Eternals $164.9 Million
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead $7.4 Million
2020 Come Away $184,477
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $113.9 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million

Kathy Bates

64 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Summer Camp $2.4 Million
2023 The Miracle Club $2.4 Million
2023 Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. $20.4 Million
2019 Richard Jewell $22.3 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713