1 6
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#70

Current Rank

#42

#1

Peak Rank

#1

42

Years Ranked

38

10

Years in Top 10

16

40.2

Average Rank

17.2

37

Theatrical Releases

51

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Ocean's Eleven $183.4 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.0 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Julia Roberts the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Julia Roberts the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Julia Roberts and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jane Fonda Julia Roberts

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jane Fonda

37 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken $15.8 Million
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter $17.6 Million
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2023 Moving On $2.1 Million
2018 Book Club $68.6 Million

Julia Roberts

51 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 After the Hunt $3.3 Million
2022 Ticket to Paradise $68.3 Million
2018 Ben is Back $3.7 Million
2017 Wonder $132.4 Million
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village $45.0 Million