4 3
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 94

#14

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#5

Peak Rank

#5

15

Years Ranked

29

8

Years in Top 10

3

11.9

Average Rank

33.2

29

Theatrical Releases

30

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Jaws $260.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$699.7 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Jessica Chastain the larger theatrical footprint.

Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Jessica Chastain as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jessica Chastain while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Roy Scheider

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

Roy Scheider

30 theatrical releases • $699.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2008 Chicago 10 $177,490
2007 If I Didn't Care $9,902
2004 The Punisher $33.8 Million
2000 Better Living $2,147
1997 The Rainmaker $45.9 Million