HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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8
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17.2
13.1
46
29
Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million
The Client $92.1 Million
$1.1 Billion
Box Office
$570.9 Million
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Burt Reynolds
46 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Striptease | $33.1 Million |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | $107,874 |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | $285,112 |
| 1993 | Cop & ½ | $31.9 Million |
| 1992 | The Player | $21.7 Million |
Susan Sarandon
29 theatrical releases • $570.9 Million Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | $28.9 Million |
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking | $39.4 Million |
| 1994 | The Client | $92.1 Million |
| 1994 | Safe Passage | $1.6 Million |
| 1994 | Little Women | $50.1 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 1996 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Susan Sarandon holding the stronger position in this snapshot.
Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Burt Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Burt Reynolds, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.