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Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#51

Current Rank

#86

#4

Peak Rank

#4

31

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

9

24.7

Average Rank

36.1

36

Theatrical Releases

32

Maleficent $241.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$2.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$757.5 Million

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

As of the selected ranking year, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Lange form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Angelina Jolie 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 Angelina Jolie the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Angelina Jolie, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Jessica Lange

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

Jessica Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 Million