1 5
Age 44

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 53

#5

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

11

11

Years in Top 10

11

3.5

Average Rank

3.6

16

Theatrical Releases

26

Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Batman $251.2 Million

$627.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$967.1 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sally Field Jack Nicholson

Sally Field

16 theatrical releases • $627.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Steel Magnolias $83.8 Million
1988 Punchline $21.0 Million
1987 Surrender $5.7 Million
1985 Murphy's Romance $30.9 Million
1984 Places in the Heart $34.9 Million

Jack Nicholson

26 theatrical releases • $967.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 The Two Jakes $10.0 Million
1989 Batman $251.2 Million
1987 The Witches of Eastwick $63.8 Million
1987 Ironweed $7.4 Million
1987 Broadcast News $51.2 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, Sally Field and Jack Nicholson form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Jack Nicholson the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Jack Nicholson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Jack Nicholson and remains tied to the selected ranking season.