1 5
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#69

Current Rank

#78

#9

Peak Rank

#9

34

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

1

45.7

Average Rank

41.1

24

Theatrical Releases

36

Million Dollar Baby $100.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$524.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Hilary Swank and Kim Basinger through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Kim Basinger the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kim Basinger's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Kim Basinger while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Hilary Swank Kim Basinger

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

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