3 5
Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#16

Rank

#1

#7

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

8

2

Years in Top 10

5

14.1

Average Rank

8.4

17

Theatrical Releases

11

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $71.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$615.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$410.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Chevy Chase Glenn Close

Chevy Chase

19 theatrical releases • $640.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $71.3 Million
1989 Fletch Lives $35.2 Million
1988 The Couch Trip $11.0 Million
1988 Funny Farm $25.5 Million
1988 Caddyshack II $11.8 Million

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

As of the selected ranking year, Chevy Chase and Glenn Close form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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.