4 4
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 57

#14

Current Rank

#32

#5

Peak Rank

#6

15

Years Ranked

33

8

Years in Top 10

3

11.9

Average Rank

26.7

29

Theatrical Releases

49

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.0 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Matthew McConaughey the larger theatrical footprint.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Jessica Chastain, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Matthew McConaughey

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

Matthew McConaughey

49 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2019 The Gentlemen $36.5 Million
2019 The Beach Bum $3.5 Million
2019 Serenity $8.5 Million