5 2
Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#41

Current Rank

#75

#3

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

16

26.3

Average Rank

31.7

64

Theatrical Releases

33

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Kathy Bates and Sally Field 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Kathy Bates, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kathy Bates Sally Field

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

Sally Field

33 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2022 Spoiler Alert $1.4 Million
2016 Hello My Name Is Doris $14.4 Million
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $202.9 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million