6 2
Age 81

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#21

Current Rank

#41

#2

Peak Rank

#3

46

Years Ranked

47

7

Years in Top 10

6

21.3

Average Rank

26.3

62

Theatrical Releases

64

Barbie $636.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$3.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helen Mirren Kathy Bates

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Helen Mirren

62 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 White Bird $5.1 Million
2023 Barbie $636.2 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods $57.6 Million
2023 Golda $4.8 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