3 4
Age 41

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#19

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

9

4

Years in Top 10

7

12.8

Average Rank

7.0

13

Theatrical Releases

13

Ghostbusters $229.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$894.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$531.4 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Bill Murray Glenn Close

Bill Murray

13 theatrical releases • $894.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 What About Bob? $63.7 Million
1990 Quick Change $15.3 Million
1989 Ghostbusters II $112.5 Million
1988 She's Having a Baby $16.0 Million
1988 Scrooged $60.3 Million

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. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Bill Murray the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Glenn Close and remains tied to the selected ranking season.