HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#6
#1
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15
17
7
9
15.4
11.7
23
23
Dances With Wolves $184.2 Million
Batman Returns $162.8 Million
$1.1 Billion
Box Office
$792.0 Million
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Kevin Costner
23 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Postman | $17.6 Million |
| 1996 | Tin Cup | $53.9 Million |
| 1995 | Waterworld | $88.2 Million |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | $25.1 Million |
| 1994 | The War | $16.9 Million |
Michelle Pfeiffer
23 theatrical releases • $792.0 Million Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | $7.9 Million |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | $51.1 Million |
| 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $4.2 Million |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | $46.2 Million |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | $84.9 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
By the 1997 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 Michelle Pfeiffer 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 Kevin Costner the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Michelle Pfeiffer, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.