5 3
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#54

Current Rank

#48

#1

Peak Rank

#6

44

Years Ranked

46

11

Years in Top 10

2

23.3

Average Rank

29.6

45

Theatrical Releases

43

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Signs $228.0 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. 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. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Glenn Close, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Mel Gibson

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

Mel Gibson

43 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Monster Summer $1.2 Million
2022 Father Stu $20.9 Million
2020 Fatman $278,378
2017 Daddy's Home 2 $104.0 Million
2014 The Expendables 3 $39.3 Million