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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#20

Current Rank

#57

#3

Peak Rank

#4

32

Years Ranked

35

10

Years in Top 10

5

18.0

Average Rank

27.7

40

Theatrical Releases

37

Avatar: The Way of Water $684.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Kate Winslet and Reese Witherspoon through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Kate Winslet the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kate Winslet's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Kate Winslet without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kate Winslet Reese Witherspoon

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Kate Winslet

40 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash $404.3 Million
2024 Lee $2.0 Million
2022 Avatar: The Way of Water $684.1 Million
2020 Ammonite $160,930
2019 Meari to majo no hana $2.4 Million

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million