HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#40
#1
#1
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35
34
11
8
24.9
30.5
40
60
Guardians of the Galaxy $333.2 Million
The Avengers $623.4 Million
$1.8 Billion
Box Office
$4.5 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Glenn Close
40 theatrical releases • $1.8 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Father Figures | $17.5 Million |
| 2016 | Warcraft | $47.4 Million |
| 2016 | Anesthesia | $32,163 |
| 2015 | 5 to 7 | $162,685 |
| 2014 | Low Down | $54,051 |
Robert Downey Jr.
60 theatrical releases • $4.5 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $334.2 Million |
| 2016 | The First Avenger: Civil War | $408.1 Million |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $459.0 Million |
| 2014 | The Judge | $47.1 Million |
| 2014 | Chef | $31.4 Million |
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.
Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.
By the 2017 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Robert Downey Jr. holding the stronger position in this snapshot.
Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Robert Downey Jr. the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Robert Downey Jr., with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.