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Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 96

#41

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#3

Peak Rank

#7

47

Years Ranked

34

6

Years in Top 10

7

26.3

Average Rank

25.6

64

Theatrical Releases

55

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197.2 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Kathy Bates versus Sean Connery is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. 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 Sean Connery

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

Sean Connery

55 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen $66.5 Million
2000 Finding Forrester $51.8 Million
1999 Entrapment $87.7 Million
1999 Playing by Heart $4.0 Million
1998 The Avengers $23.4 Million