1 5
Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#41

Current Rank

#25

#3

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

6

26.3

Average Rank

18.4

64

Theatrical Releases

96

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 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 Robert De Niro is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Robert De Niro 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robert De Niro and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kathy Bates Robert De Niro

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million