4 4
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 78

#35

Current Rank

#41

#1

Peak Rank

#3

16

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

6

12.8

Average Rank

26.3

24

Theatrical Releases

64

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Titanic $600.7 Million

$2.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Jennifer Lawrence and Kathy Bates form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Ranking longevity favors Kathy Bates, whose advantage across ranked seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Domestic theatrical output favors Kathy Bates, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jennifer Lawrence Kathy Bates

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

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