3 4
Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 79

#49

Current Rank

#54

#8

Peak Rank

#1

36

Years Ranked

44

2

Years in Top 10

11

34.3

Average Rank

23.3

45

Theatrical Releases

45

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

$2.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.8 Billion

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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. Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Glenn Close, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Glenn Close while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Elijah Wood Glenn Close

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Elijah Wood

45 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come $23.0 Million
2025 The Monkey $39.7 Million
2025 The Toxic Avenger $2.9 Million
2024 Bookworm $9,446
2020 Come to Daddy $96,713

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