1 6
Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 79

#45

Current Rank

#54

#9

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

44

1

Years in Top 10

11

30.4

Average Rank

23.3

18

Theatrical Releases

45

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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

As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis and Glenn Close form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Glenn Close, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Glenn Close, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Glenn Close

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 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