3 4
Age 48

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 38

#29

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

21

Years Ranked

10

4

Years in Top 10

4

27.4

Average Rank

21.7

33

Theatrical Releases

27

Superman Returns $200.1 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kevin Spacey Cate Blanchett

Kevin Spacey

33 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 Fred Claus $72.0 Million
2006 Superman Returns $200.1 Million
2004 The United States of Leland $343,847
2004 Beyond the Sea $6.3 Million
2003 The Life of David Gale $20.0 Million

Cate Blanchett

27 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2007 I'm Not There $4.0 Million
2007 Hot Fuzz $23.6 Million
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age $16.4 Million
2006 The Good German $1.3 Million
2006 Notes on a Scandal $17.5 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Kevin Spacey and Cate Blanchett form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Cate Blanchett holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Cate Blanchett's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Cate Blanchett, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.