HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#27
#1
#8
#1
35
6
3
4
27.1
29.3
74
19
The Avengers $623.4 Million
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424.7 Million
$4.7 Billion
Box Office
$2.5 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Samuel L. Jackson
101 theatrical releases • $7.4 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | $126.6 Million |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | $87.2 Million |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | $54.1 Million |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | $128.3 Million |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | $2.7 Million |
Jennifer Lawrence
19 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $155.4 Million |
| 2016 | Passengers | $100.0 Million |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Planet | $15.7 Million |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | $281.7 Million |
| 2015 | Serena | $176,391 |
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 2016 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 Jennifer Lawrence holding the stronger position in this snapshot.
Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Jennifer Lawrence holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Samuel L. Jackson, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.