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Age 73

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#78

Current Rank

#12

#9

Peak Rank

#2

45

Years Ranked

45

1

Years in Top 10

24

41.1

Average Rank

10.9

36

Theatrical Releases

47

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun: Maverick $718.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Kim Basinger and Tom Cruise form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Cruise, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Tom Cruise the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Cruise, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kim Basinger Tom Cruise

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