1 6
Age 31

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#2

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

10

Years Ranked

19

8

Years in Top 10

10

8.3

Average Rank

10.3

20

Theatrical Releases

34

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.0 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Julia Roberts Robin Williams

Julia Roberts

20 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1998 Stepmom $91.1 Million
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding $127.1 Million
1997 Consipracy Theory $76.0 Million
1996 Michael Collins $11.1 Million
1996 Mary Reilly $5.7 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.

By the 1998 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Robin Williams and remains tied to the selected ranking season.