3 5
Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 33

#10

Rank

#1

#10

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

16

1

Years in Top 10

6

32.4

Average Rank

14.6

32

Theatrical Releases

19

Jurassic Park $357.1 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$474.8 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Samuel L. Jackson Jodie Foster

Samuel L. Jackson

32 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 Losing Isaiah $7.6 Million
1995 Kiss of Death $14.9 Million
1995 Fluke $4.0 Million
1995 Die Hard With a Vengeance $100.0 Million
1994 The New Age $245,217

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. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jodie Foster holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Jodie Foster, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Jodie Foster and remains tied to the selected ranking season.