2 5
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#11

Current Rank

#41

#5

Peak Rank

#3

30

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

6

21.6

Average Rank

26.3

48

Theatrical Releases

64

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$2.7 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Kathy Bates the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Charlize Theron holding the stronger position in this snapshot. 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

Charlize Theron Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Charlize Theron

48 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Fast & Furious 10 $146.1 Million
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411.3 Million
2021 The Addams Family 2 $56.5 Million
2021 Fast & Furious 9 $173.0 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 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