5 2
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 64

#54

Current Rank

#38

#1

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

47

11

Years in Top 10

10

23.3

Average Rank

31.7

45

Theatrical Releases

35

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

The Silence of the Lambs $130.7 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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The 2026 comparison presents Glenn Close and Jodie Foster through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Glenn Close the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Glenn Close's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Glenn Close and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Jodie Foster

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

Jodie Foster

35 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 A Private Life $1.4 Million
2021 The Mauritanian $836,536
2018 Hotel Artemis $6.7 Million
2013 Elysium $93.1 Million
2011 Carnage $2.5 Million