0 7
Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 42

#18

Rank

#1

#18

Peak Rank

#1

7

Years Ranked

7

0

Years in Top 10

5

27.4

Average Rank

8.6

6

Theatrical Releases

9

Look Who's Talking $140.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$324.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$374.6 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Bruce Willis Glenn Close

Bruce Willis

6 theatrical releases • $324.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Look Who's Talking $140.1 Million
1989 In Country $3.5 Million
1988 Sunset $4.6 Million
1988 Die Hard $83.0 Million
1987 Blind Date $39.3 Million

Glenn Close

9 theatrical releases • $374.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 Million
1988 Dangerous Liaisons $34.7 Million
1987 Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million
1985 Maxie $2.6 Million
1985 Jagged Edge $40.5 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 1989 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.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Glenn Close holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Glenn Close without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.