3 4
Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#54

Current Rank

#24

#1

Peak Rank

#2

44

Years Ranked

32

11

Years in Top 10

6

23.3

Average Rank

22.5

45

Theatrical Releases

45

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431.1 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.5 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 Natalie Portman the larger theatrical footprint.

Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Natalie Portman holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Natalie Portman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Natalie Portman

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

Natalie Portman

45 theatrical releases • $3.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder $343.3 Million
2019 Lucy in the Sky $319,976
2019 Avengers: Endgame $858.4 Million
2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan $152,713
2018 Vox Lux $727,119