3 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 71

#38

Current Rank

#37

#1

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

44

10

Years in Top 10

7

31.7

Average Rank

26.1

35

Theatrical Releases

49

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $330.4 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Kevin Costner's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Kevin Costner the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Kevin Costner and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Kevin Costner

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

Kevin Costner

49 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 $29.0 Million
2020 Let Him Go $9.4 Million
2019 The Art of Racing in the Rain $26.4 Million
2017 Molly's Game $28.8 Million
2016 Hidden Figures $169.6 Million