2 6
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#70

Current Rank

#25

#1

Peak Rank

#2

42

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

6

40.2

Average Rank

18.4

37

Theatrical Releases

96

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 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 Robert De Niro 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 Robert De Niro the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robert De Niro while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jane Fonda Robert De Niro

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million