2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 56

#38

Current Rank

#20

#1

Peak Rank

#3

47

Years Ranked

38

10

Years in Top 10

10

31.7

Average Rank

17.6

35

Theatrical Releases

71

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Oppenheimer $330.1 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$5.5 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Matt Damon the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Matt Damon the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Matt Damon, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Matt Damon

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

Matt Damon

71 theatrical releases • $5.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 IF $111.4 Million
2024 Drive-Away Dolls $5.0 Million
2023 Oppenheimer $330.1 Million
2023 Air $52.5 Million
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million