0 6
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#3

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

19

Years Ranked

19

9

Years in Top 10

10

12.8

Average Rank

10.3

20

Theatrical Releases

34

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million

$575.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Robin Williams

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jodie Foster

20 theatrical releases • $575.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1997 Contact $100.9 Million
1994 Nell $33.7 Million
1994 Maverick $101.6 Million
1993 Sommersby $50.1 Million
1992 Shadows and Fog $2.7 Million

Robin Williams

34 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1998 What Dreams May Come $55.4 Million
1998 Patch Adams $135.0 Million
1997 Good Will Hunting $138.4 Million
1997 Flubber $93.0 Million
1997 Fathers' Day $28.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

As of the selected ranking year, Jodie Foster and Robin Williams form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Robin Williams the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robin Williams the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Robin Williams while still showing distinct strengths on each side.