2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 75

#38

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#1

Peak Rank

#1

47

Years Ranked

35

10

Years in Top 10

14

31.7

Average Rank

15.6

35

Theatrical Releases

62

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Night at the Museum $250.9 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.6 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robin Williams the larger theatrical footprint.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Robin Williams

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

Robin Williams

62 theatrical releases • $3.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2017 Absolutely Anything $20,169
2015 Boulevard $126,150
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb $113.7 Million
2014 The Face of Love $350,006
2013 The Butler $116.6 Million