1 7
Age 82

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#38

#4

Peak Rank

#1

31

Years Ranked

47

6

Years in Top 10

10

40.1

Average Rank

31.7

23

Theatrical Releases

35

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$441.9 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.

As of the selected ranking year, Jill Claybourgh and Jodie Foster form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Jodie Foster while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jill Claybourgh Jodie Foster

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jill Claybourgh

23 theatrical releases • $441.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2011 Bridesmaids $169.3 Million
2010 Love & Other Drugs $32.4 Million
2006 Running with Scissors $7.0 Million
2002 Never Again $307,631
1997 Fools Rush In $29.5 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