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Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 65

#54

Current Rank

#87

#1

Peak Rank

#5

44

Years Ranked

40

11

Years in Top 10

5

23.3

Average Rank

38.1

45

Theatrical Releases

33

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Top Gun $176.8 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.2 Billion

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Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

The 2026 comparison presents Glenn Close and Meg Ryan 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. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Glenn Close without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Meg Ryan

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

Meg Ryan

33 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 What Happens Later $3.3 Million
2009 Serious Moonlight $25,339
2008 The Women $26.9 Million
2007 In the Land of Women $11.1 Million
2004 Against the Ropes $5.9 Million