3 4
Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#41

Current Rank

#24

#3

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

32

6

Years in Top 10

6

26.3

Average Rank

22.5

64

Theatrical Releases

45

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

At this point in the rankings, Kathy Bates versus Natalie Portman is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kathy Bates's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Natalie Portman holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Natalie Portman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kathy Bates Natalie Portman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Kathy Bates

64 theatrical releases • $2.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Summer Camp $2.4 Million
2023 The Miracle Club $2.4 Million
2023 Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. $20.4 Million
2019 Richard Jewell $22.3 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119