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Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#14

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#5

Peak Rank

#4

15

Years Ranked

31

8

Years in Top 10

6

11.9

Average Rank

40.1

29

Theatrical Releases

23

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$441.9 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Jessica Chastain and Jill Claybourgh form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Jessica Chastain the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Jessica Chastain the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jessica Chastain, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Jill Claybourgh

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Jill Claybourgh

23 theatrical releases • $441.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2011 Bridesmaids $169.3 Million
2010 Love & Other Drugs $32.4 Million
2006 Running with Scissors $7.0 Million
2002 Never Again $307,631
1997 Fools Rush In $29.5 Million