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Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#41

Current Rank

#57

#3

Peak Rank

#4

47

Years Ranked

35

6

Years in Top 10

5

26.3

Average Rank

27.7

64

Theatrical Releases

37

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Kathy Bates and Reese Witherspoon through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Kathy Bates 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 Kathy Bates's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Kathy Bates while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kathy Bates Reese Witherspoon

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

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