1 6
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#86

Current Rank

#38

#4

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

10

36.1

Average Rank

31.7

32

Theatrical Releases

35

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$757.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Jodie Foster 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 Jodie Foster the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Jodie Foster, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Lange Jodie Foster

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jessica Lange

32 theatrical releases • $757.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Marlowe $4.4 Million
2016 Wild Oats $40,598
2014 The Gambler $33.7 Million
2014 In Secret $444,179
2012 The Vow $125.0 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