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Age 78

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#41

Current Rank

#84

#3

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

9

26.3

Average Rank

40.8

64

Theatrical Releases

37

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$2.9 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Kathy Bates the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Kathy Bates the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Kathy Bates while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kathy Bates Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million