3 5
Age 71

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#44

Current Rank

#41

#9

Peak Rank

#3

44

Years Ranked

47

1

Years in Top 10

6

25.1

Average Rank

26.3

78

Theatrical Releases

64

The Sixth Sense $293.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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

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

Bruce Willis Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Bruce Willis

78 theatrical releases • $4.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2019 Motherless Brooklyn $9.3 Million
2019 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $105.8 Million
2019 Glass $111.0 Million
2018 Death Wish $34.0 Million
2016 Split $138.3 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