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Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

4

Years Ranked

4

4

Years in Top 10

4

1.3

Average Rank

1.0

15

Theatrical Releases

19

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

$664.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$565.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Dustin Hoffman Jane Fonda

Dustin Hoffman

15 theatrical releases • $664.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1982 Tootsie $177.2 Million
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
1979 Agatha $7.5 Million
1978 Straight Time $9.9 Million
1976 Marathon Man $21.7 Million

Jane Fonda

19 theatrical releases • $565.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1981 Rollover $10.9 Million
1981 On Golden Pond $119.3 Million
1980 Nine to Five $103.3 Million
1979 The Electric Horseman $61.8 Million
1979 The China Syndrome $51.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1983, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The visible categories are closely balanced, so the page reads less as a decisive result and more as a point-in-time snapshot of two different career paths.

Based on the available ranking data, the balance stays evenly split without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.