0 8
Age 12

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 25

#49

Rank

#1

#49

Peak Rank

#1

1

Years Ranked

4

0

Years in Top 10

2

49.0

Average Rank

16.5

0

Theatrical Releases

9

City Slickers $124.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

$0

Career Domestic
Box Office

$599.6 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jake Gyllenhaal Julia Roberts

Jake Gyllenhaal

1 theatrical releases • $124.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 City Slickers $124.0 Million

Julia Roberts

10 theatrical releases • $621.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1992 The Player $21.7 Million
1991 Sleeping With the Enemy $101.6 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1991 Dying Young $33.7 Million
1990 Pretty Woman $178.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Jake Gyllenhaal versus Julia Roberts is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Julia Roberts the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Julia Roberts holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Julia Roberts, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.