5 2
Age 55

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 33

#7

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

16

8

Years in Top 10

6

13.5

Average Rank

14.6

22

Theatrical Releases

19

The Godfather $133.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$817.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$474.8 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Al Pacino Jodie Foster

Al Pacino

22 theatrical releases • $817.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 Two Bits $26,282
1995 Heat $67.4 Million
1993 Carlito's Way $36.9 Million
1992 Scent of a Woman $63.1 Million
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross $10.7 Million

Jodie Foster

19 theatrical releases • $474.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1994 Nell $33.7 Million
1994 Maverick $101.6 Million
1993 Sommersby $50.1 Million
1992 Shadows and Fog $2.7 Million
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1995, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Al Pacino 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 Al Pacino the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Al Pacino, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.