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Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#34

Current Rank

#38

#2

Peak Rank

#1

42

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

10

24.6

Average Rank

31.7

38

Theatrical Releases

35

How the Grinch Stole Christmas $261.2 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$3.4 Billion

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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Jim Carrey the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Jim Carrey the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Jim Carrey, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jim Carrey Jodie Foster

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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