3 5
Age 82

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#78

#4

Peak Rank

#9

31

Years Ranked

45

6

Years in Top 10

1

40.1

Average Rank

41.1

23

Theatrical Releases

36

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$441.9 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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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. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jill Claybourgh, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Kim Basinger the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Kim Basinger while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jill Claybourgh Kim Basinger

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

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