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Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#41

#6

Peak Rank

#3

31

Years Ranked

47

3

Years in Top 10

6

43.9

Average Rank

26.3

24

Theatrical Releases

64

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kathy Bates form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Kathy Bates, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Kathy Bates

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

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