3 4
Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#8

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

9

4

Years in Top 10

7

14.1

Average Rank

7.0

15

Theatrical Releases

13

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$612.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$531.4 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Michael Douglas Glenn Close

Glenn Close

13 theatrical releases • $531.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 Meeting Venus $1.0 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1990 Reversal of Fortune $15.4 Million
1990 Hamlet $20.7 Million
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 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 1991 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Glenn Close as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Glenn Close, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Glenn Close, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.