2 5
Age 64

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#38

Current Rank

#9

#1

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

34

10

Years in Top 10

19

31.7

Average Rank

12.9

35

Theatrical Releases

35

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Will Smith the larger theatrical footprint.

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

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jodie Foster Will Smith

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

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million