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Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 80

#86

Current Rank

#75

#4

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

47

9

Years in Top 10

16

36.1

Average Rank

31.7

32

Theatrical Releases

33

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$757.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.2 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 Sally Field 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 Sally Field the larger theatrical footprint. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Sally Field without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Lange Sally Field

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

Sally Field

33 theatrical releases • $2.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 80 for Brady $39.4 Million
2022 Spoiler Alert $1.4 Million
2016 Hello My Name Is Doris $14.4 Million
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $202.9 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million