4 4
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 82

#54

Current Rank

#35

#1

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

47

11

Years in Top 10

8

23.3

Average Rank

23.2

45

Theatrical Releases

44

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Ant-Man and the Wasp $216.6 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Michael Douglas the larger theatrical footprint.

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 stays evenly split and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Michael Douglas

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