5 2
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 77

#70

Current Rank

#84

#1

Peak Rank

#5

42

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

9

40.2

Average Rank

40.8

37

Theatrical Releases

37

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

The Help $169.7 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$786.5 Million

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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 Jane Fonda 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 Jane Fonda the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jane Fonda while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jane Fonda Sissy Spacek

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

Sissy Spacek

37 theatrical releases • $786.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Die My Love $5.5 Million
2018 The Old Man & the Gun $11.3 Million
2012 Deadfall $66,351
2011 The Help $169.7 Million
2010 Get Low $9.2 Million