5 3
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#35

Current Rank

#14

#1

Peak Rank

#5

16

Years Ranked

15

10

Years in Top 10

8

12.8

Average Rank

11.9

24

Theatrical Releases

29

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Martian $228.4 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Jennifer Lawrence 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 Jennifer Lawrence's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jennifer Lawrence while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jennifer Lawrence Jessica Chastain

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jennifer Lawrence

24 theatrical releases • $2.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 No Hard Feelings $50.5 Million
2019 Love Antosha $50,168
2019 X-Men: Dark Phoenix $65.8 Million
2018 Red Sparrow $46.9 Million
2017 Mother $17.8 Million

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