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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 89

#51

Current Rank

#70

#4

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

42

9

Years in Top 10

10

24.7

Average Rank

40.2

36

Theatrical Releases

37

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.0 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Angelina Jolie and Jane Fonda through the ranking data available at that point in time. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Angelina Jolie the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Angelina Jolie's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Jane Fonda

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Angelina Jolie

36 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Eternals $164.9 Million
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead $7.4 Million
2020 Come Away $184,477
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $113.9 Million
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 $143.5 Million

Jane Fonda

37 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken $15.8 Million
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter $17.6 Million
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2023 Moving On $2.1 Million
2018 Book Club $68.6 Million