4 4
Age 65

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#41

#1

Peak Rank

#3

42

Years Ranked

47

11

Years in Top 10

6

21.8

Average Rank

26.3

38

Theatrical Releases

64

Shrek 2 $441.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$3.8 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.

The 2026 comparison presents Eddie Murphy and Kathy Bates through the ranking data available at that point in time. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kathy Bates's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Eddie Murphy the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Eddie Murphy Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Eddie Murphy

38 theatrical releases • $3.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2016 Mr. Church $685,780
2012 A Thousand Words $18.5 Million
2011 Tower Heist $78.0 Million
2010 Shrek Forever After $238.7 Million
2009 Imagine That $16.1 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