1 7
Age 73

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#78

Current Rank

#57

#9

Peak Rank

#4

45

Years Ranked

35

1

Years in Top 10

5

41.1

Average Rank

27.7

36

Theatrical Releases

37

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Kim Basinger and Reese Witherspoon form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Reese Witherspoon the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Reese Witherspoon, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Reese Witherspoon without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kim Basinger Reese Witherspoon

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million