1 7
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#69

Current Rank

#14

#9

Peak Rank

#5

34

Years Ranked

15

1

Years in Top 10

8

45.7

Average Rank

11.9

24

Theatrical Releases

29

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

The Martian $228.4 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Hilary Swank and Jessica Chastain form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jessica Chastain, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Jessica Chastain the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jessica Chastain, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Jessica Chastain

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Hilary Swank

24 theatrical releases • $524.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Ordinary Angels $19.2 Million
2023 The Good Mother $503,378
2020 Fatale $6.3 Million
2020 The Hunt $5.8 Million
2018 What They Had $260,136

Jessica Chastain

29 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dreams $133,797
2023 Memory $381,052
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million
2022 The 355 $14.6 Million
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $2.4 Million