4 4
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 92

#54

Current Rank

#56

#1

Peak Rank

#3

44

Years Ranked

41

11

Years in Top 10

12

23.3

Average Rank

20.8

45

Theatrical Releases

47

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Skyfall $304.4 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 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. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Judi Dench the larger theatrical footprint.

Taken together, the comparison suggests stays evenly split while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Judi Dench

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

Judi Dench

47 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Belfast $9.3 Million
2021 Blithe Spirit $282,500
2021 Six Minutes to Midnight $132,500
2019 Cats $27.2 Million
2019 All Is True $1.2 Million