1 7
Age 10

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#44

Rank

#1

#44

Peak Rank

#1

1

Years Ranked

8

0

Years in Top 10

5

44.0

Average Rank

8.4

4

Theatrical Releases

11

Home Alone $285.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$357.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$410.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Macaulay Culkin Glenn Close

Macaulay Culkin

5 theatrical releases • $383.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Jacob's Ladder $26.1 Million
1990 Home Alone $285.8 Million
1989 Uncle Buck $66.8 Million
1989 See You in the Morning $4.8 Million
1988 Rocket Gibraltar $187,349

Glenn Close

11 theatrical releases • $410.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Reversal of Fortune $15.4 Million
1990 Hamlet $20.7 Million
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 Million
1988 Dangerous Liaisons $34.7 Million
1987 Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1990, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Glenn Close, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.