0 7
Age 41

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 53

#7

Rank

#1

#4

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

11

8

Years in Top 10

11

7.6

Average Rank

3.6

13

Theatrical Releases

26

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$359.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$967.1 Million

COMMUNITY VOTE

Who had the greater Hollywood career overall?

Cast your vote and compare your opinion with the community.

Community voting reflects visitor opinion and is independent of the Hollywood Rankings methodology.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Lange Jack Nicholson

Jessica Lange

13 theatrical releases • $359.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Men Don't Leave $6.1 Million
1989 Music Box $6.3 Million
1988 Far North $147,234
1988 Everybody's All-American $12.6 Million
1986 Crimes of the Heart $22.9 Million

Jack Nicholson

26 theatrical releases • $967.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 The Two Jakes $10.0 Million
1989 Batman $251.2 Million
1987 The Witches of Eastwick $63.8 Million
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1987 Broadcast News $51.2 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1990 comparison presents Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Jack Nicholson 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 Jack Nicholson the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jack Nicholson while still showing distinct strengths on each side.