5 3
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 57

#54

Current Rank

#32

#1

Peak Rank

#6

44

Years Ranked

33

11

Years in Top 10

3

23.3

Average Rank

26.7

45

Theatrical Releases

49

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.0 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Glenn Close and Matthew McConaughey form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Glenn Close, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Matthew McConaughey

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

Matthew McConaughey

49 theatrical releases • $3.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $636.7 Million
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2019 The Gentlemen $36.5 Million
2019 The Beach Bum $3.5 Million
2019 Serenity $8.5 Million