5 3
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#14

Current Rank

#78

#5

Peak Rank

#9

15

Years Ranked

45

8

Years in Top 10

1

11.9

Average Rank

41.1

29

Theatrical Releases

36

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Jessica Chastain and Kim Basinger 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.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jessica Chastain holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jessica Chastain while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Kim Basinger

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

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