1 7
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#14

#6

Peak Rank

#5

31

Years Ranked

15

3

Years in Top 10

8

43.9

Average Rank

11.9

24

Theatrical Releases

29

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Martian $228.4 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jessica Chastain form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Jessica Chastain the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Jessica Chastain

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Catherine Zeta-Jones

24 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Red 2 $53.3 Million
2013 Side Effects $32.2 Million
2013 Broken City $19.7 Million
2012 Playing for Keeps $13.1 Million
2012 Rock of Ages $38.5 Million

Jessica Chastain

29 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dreams $133,797
2023 Memory $381,052
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million
2022 The 355 $14.6 Million
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $2.4 Million