3 5
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 79

#10

Current Rank

#54

#3

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

44

7

Years in Top 10

11

35.2

Average Rank

23.3

28

Theatrical Releases

45

Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

$2.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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

By the 2026 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 Brie Larson holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Brie Larson's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Glenn Close while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Brie Larson Glenn Close

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Brie Larson

28 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie $429.6 Million
2023 The Marvels $84.5 Million
2023 Fast X $146.1 Million
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings $224.5 Million
2019 Just Mercy $36.0 Million

Glenn Close

45 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Animal Farm $5.6 Million
2025 Wake Up Dead Man $1.6 Million
2025 The Summer Book $62,996
2021 Four Good Days $837,849
2018 The Wife $9.6 Million