3 2
Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#2

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

4

Years Ranked

4

4

Years in Top 10

4

1.8

Average Rank

1.0

31

Theatrical Releases

19

Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million

Biggest Hit

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

$937.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$565.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Burt Reynolds Jane Fonda

Burt Reynolds

31 theatrical releases • $937.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1983 The Man Who Loved Women $11.0 Million
1983 Stroker Ace $13.0 Million
1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 $5.7 Million
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $69.7 Million
1982 Six Pack $20.2 Million

Jane Fonda

19 theatrical releases • $565.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1981 Rollover $10.9 Million
1981 On Golden Pond $119.3 Million
1980 Nine to Five $103.3 Million
1979 The Electric Horseman $61.8 Million
1979 The China Syndrome $51.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

By the 1983 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Burt Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint.

Domestic theatrical output favors Burt Reynolds, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Burt Reynolds while still showing distinct strengths on each side.