4 3
Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#13

Current Rank

#41

#7

Peak Rank

#3

17

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

6

16.9

Average Rank

26.3

29

Theatrical Releases

64

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$5.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Chris Hemsworth Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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