4 3
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 33

#12

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

16

5

Years in Top 10

6

13.3

Average Rank

14.6

20

Theatrical Releases

19

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$936.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$474.8 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Michael Douglas Jodie Foster

Michael Douglas

20 theatrical releases • $936.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 The American President $60.1 Million
1994 Disclosure $83.0 Million
1993 Falling Down $40.9 Million
1992 Shining Through $21.6 Million
1992 Basic Instinct $117.7 Million

Jodie Foster

19 theatrical releases • $474.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1994 Nell $33.7 Million
1994 Maverick $101.6 Million
1993 Sommersby $50.1 Million
1992 Shadows and Fog $2.7 Million
1991 The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 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 1995 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Michael Douglas the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Michael Douglas, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.