2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#38

Current Rank

#13

#1

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

37

10

Years in Top 10

10

31.7

Average Rank

15.6

35

Theatrical Releases

59

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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At this point in the rankings, Jodie Foster versus Nicole Kidman is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Nicole Kidman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Nicole Kidman's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Nicole Kidman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Nicole Kidman

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

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million