7 1
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 52

#17

Current Rank

#69

#1

Peak Rank

#9

29

Years Ranked

34

20

Years in Top 10

1

10.1

Average Rank

45.7

56

Theatrical Releases

24

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$524.6 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cate Blanchett Hilary Swank

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Cate Blanchett

56 theatrical releases • $4.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Father Mother Sister Brother $964,544
2025 Black Bag $21.5 Million
2024 Borderlands $15.5 Million
2024 Rumours $571,909
2022 Tar $6.8 Million

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