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Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#54

Current Rank

Not Ranked

#1

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

31

11

Years in Top 10

6

23.3

Average Rank

40.1

45

Theatrical Releases

23

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Bridesmaids $169.3 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$441.9 Million

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As of the selected ranking year, Glenn Close and Jill Claybourgh form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Glenn Close the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Jill Claybourgh

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

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

Jill Claybourgh

23 theatrical releases • $441.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2011 Bridesmaids $169.3 Million
2010 Love & Other Drugs $32.4 Million
2006 Running with Scissors $7.0 Million
2002 Never Again $307,631
1997 Fools Rush In $29.5 Million