1 6
Age 73

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#16

Rank

#1

#16

Peak Rank

#1

1

Years Ranked

1

0

Years in Top 10

1

16.0

Average Rank

1.0

28

Theatrical Releases

14

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner $56.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million

$182.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$487.2 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Katharine Hepburn Dustin Hoffman

Katharine Hepburn

28 theatrical releases • $182.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1975 Rooster Cogburn $8.0 Million
1971 The Trojan Women $110,428
1969 The Madwoman of Challot $3.0 Million
1968 The Lion in Winter $22.3 Million
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner $56.7 Million

Dustin Hoffman

14 theatrical releases • $487.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
1979 Agatha $7.5 Million
1978 Straight Time $9.9 Million
1976 Marathon Man $21.7 Million
1976 All the President's Men $70.6 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 1980, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Dustin Hoffman holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Dustin Hoffman holding the stronger position in this snapshot. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Dustin Hoffman and remains tied to the selected ranking season.