2 5
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 33

#40

Rank

#1

#7

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

16

2

Years in Top 10

5

19.3

Average Rank

15.8

21

Theatrical Releases

18

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $71.3 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$689.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$472.0 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Chevy Chase Jodie Foster

Chevy Chase

26 theatrical releases • $813.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 Man of the House $40.1 Million
1994 Cops and Robbersons $11.4 Million
1993 Last Action Hero $50.0 Million
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man $14.4 Million
1992 Hero $19.5 Million

Jodie Foster

19 theatrical releases • $474.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1994 Nell $33.7 Million
1994 Maverick $101.6 Million
1993 Sommersby $50.1 Million
1992 Shadows and Fog $2.7 Million
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 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 1995 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 Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jodie Foster while still showing distinct strengths on each side.