3 2
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#4

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

6

Years Ranked

6

6

Years in Top 10

6

2.3

Average Rank

1.0

34

Theatrical Releases

20

Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million

Biggest Hit

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$591.3 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Burt Reynolds Jane Fonda

Burt Reynolds

34 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1985 Stick $8.5 Million
1984 City Heat $38.3 Million
1984 Cannonball Run II $28.1 Million
1983 The Man Who Loved Women $11.0 Million
1983 Stroker Ace $13.0 Million

Jane Fonda

20 theatrical releases • $591.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1985 Agnes of God $25.6 Million
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
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, Burt Reynolds and Jane Fonda form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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.