HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#23
#1
#3
#1
33
28
7
9
20.2
24.4
53
44
Titanic $600.7 Million
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Million
$2.6 Billion
Box Office
$3.4 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Kathy Bates
53 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Little Bit of Heaven | $15,375 |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $56.8 Million |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | $110.5 Million |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | $256.0 Million |
| 2009 | Cheri | $2.7 Million |
Johnny Depp
44 theatrical releases • $3.4 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | $79.7 Million |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | $138.4 Million |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | $13.1 Million |
| 2011 | Rango | $123.5 Million |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $241.1 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2012, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Johnny Depp holding the stronger position in this snapshot.
The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kathy Bates's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup stays evenly split and remains tied to the selected ranking season.