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Age 79

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 50

#54

Current Rank

#57

#1

Peak Rank

#4

44

Years Ranked

35

11

Years in Top 10

5

23.3

Average Rank

27.7

45

Theatrical Releases

37

Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Sing $270.4 Million

$1.8 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.9 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Glenn Close the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Glenn Close, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Glenn Close while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Reese Witherspoon

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

Reese Witherspoon

37 theatrical releases • $1.9 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2021 Sing 2 $162.8 Million
2018 A Wrinkle in Time $100.5 Million
2017 Home Again $27.0 Million
2016 Sing $270.4 Million
2015 Hot Pursuit $34.6 Million