1 7
Age 77

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#86

Current Rank

#9

#4

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

34

9

Years in Top 10

19

36.1

Average Rank

12.9

32

Theatrical Releases

35

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$757.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jessica Lange Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million