1 7
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#14

Current Rank

#9

#5

Peak Rank

#2

15

Years Ranked

34

8

Years in Top 10

19

11.9

Average Rank

12.9

29

Theatrical Releases

35

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Jessica Chastain and Will Smith form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Will Smith 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 Will Smith the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Will Smith and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million