5 3
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 73

#38

Current Rank

#78

#1

Peak Rank

#9

47

Years Ranked

45

10

Years in Top 10

1

31.7

Average Rank

41.1

35

Theatrical Releases

36

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Elite Top 10 presence favors Jodie Foster, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Jodie Foster without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Kim Basinger

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

Kim Basinger

36 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Fifty Shades Freed $100.4 Million
2017 Fifty Shades Darker $114.6 Million
2016 The Nice Guys $36.3 Million
2015 Black November $5,782
2014 Third Person $1.0 Million