HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#21
#1
#17
#1
3
3
0
3
19.0
1.7
1
28
Rollercoaster $16.0 Million
Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million
$16.0 Million
Box Office
$908.1 Million
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Helen Hunt
1 theatrical releases • $16.0 Million Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | $16.0 Million |
Burt Reynolds
28 theatrical releases • $908.1 Million Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $69.7 Million |
| 1982 | Six Pack | $20.2 Million |
| 1982 | Best Friends | $36.8 Million |
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | $72.2 Million |
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | $35.6 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 1982 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.