0 7
Age 20

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#15

Rank

#1

#10

Peak Rank

#1

3

Years Ranked

3

1

Years in Top 10

3

12.0

Average Rank

1.7

7

Theatrical Releases

28

Taxi Driver $28.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million

$83.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$908.1 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Burt Reynolds

Jodie Foster

7 theatrical releases • $83.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1980 Foxes $7.5 Million
1980 Canry $1.8 Million
1977 Freaky Friday $11.1 Million
1977 Candleshoe $13.5 Million
1976 Taxi Driver $28.3 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1982, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Burt Reynolds holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Burt Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Burt Reynolds, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.