4 4
Age 49

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#14

Current Rank

#38

#5

Peak Rank

#1

15

Years Ranked

47

8

Years in Top 10

10

11.9

Average Rank

31.7

29

Theatrical Releases

35

The Martian $228.4 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$1.5 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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

The 2026 comparison presents Jessica Chastain and Jodie Foster through the ranking data available at that point in time. Ranking longevity favors Jodie Foster, whose advantage across ranked seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Jessica Chastain's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points stays evenly split, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Chastain Jodie Foster

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jessica Chastain

29 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Dreams $133,797
2023 Memory $381,052
2022 Armageddon Time $1.9 Million
2022 The 355 $14.6 Million
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $2.4 Million

Jodie Foster

35 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 A Private Life $1.4 Million
2021 The Mauritanian $836,536
2018 Hotel Artemis $6.7 Million
2013 Elysium $93.1 Million
2011 Carnage $2.5 Million