2 4
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#45

Current Rank

#78

#9

Peak Rank

#9

44

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

1

30.4

Average Rank

41.1

18

Theatrical Releases

36

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Kim Basinger the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Kim Basinger the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Kim Basinger, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Kim Basinger

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million