6 2
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#38

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

47

Years Ranked

40

10

Years in Top 10

5

31.7

Average Rank

38.1

35

Theatrical Releases

33

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 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. The category score gives Jodie Foster the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Jodie Foster, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Meg Ryan

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

Meg Ryan

33 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 What Happens Later $3.3 Million
2009 Serious Moonlight $25,339
2008 The Women $26.9 Million
2007 In the Land of Women $11.1 Million
2004 Against the Ropes $5.9 Million