4 4
Age 38

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#7

Current Rank

#41

#2

Peak Rank

#3

19

Years Ranked

47

12

Years in Top 10

6

17.0

Average Rank

26.3

31

Theatrical Releases

64

The Amazing Spider-Man $262.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$2.0 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.

At this point in the rankings, Emma Stone versus Kathy Bates is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Emma Stone holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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 stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Emma Stone Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Emma Stone

31 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Bugonia $17.7 Million
2025 Eddington $10.2 Million
2024 Kinds of Kindness $5.0 Million
2023 Poor Things $34.6 Million
2021 Cruella $86.1 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