0 8
Age 29

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#24

Rank

#1

#24

Peak Rank

#1

1

Years Ranked

3

0

Years in Top 10

3

24.0

Average Rank

1.7

1

Theatrical Releases

28

Hard Country $534,653

Biggest Hit

Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million

$534,653

Career Domestic
Box Office

$908.1 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kim Basinger Burt Reynolds

Kim Basinger

1 theatrical releases • $534,653 Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1981 Hard Country $534,653
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1982, 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 Burt Reynolds the larger theatrical footprint.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Burt Reynolds's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. The comparison therefore points leans toward Burt Reynolds, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.