2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 83

#38

Current Rank

#25

#1

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

47

10

Years in Top 10

6

31.7

Average Rank

18.4

35

Theatrical Releases

96

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Joker $335.5 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.7 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 Robert De Niro the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Robert De Niro the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robert De Niro while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Robert De Niro

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

Robert De Niro

96 theatrical releases • $3.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 The Alto Knights $6.1 Million
2024 Ezra $2.6 Million
2023 About My Father $12.1 Million
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon $68.0 Million
2022 Amsterdam $14.9 Million