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Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#17

Current Rank

#57

#1

Peak Rank

#4

29

Years Ranked

35

20

Years in Top 10

5

10.1

Average Rank

27.7

56

Theatrical Releases

37

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

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$4.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Cate Blanchett the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cate Blanchett Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million