6 1
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 42

#3

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

10

Years Ranked

7

8

Years in Top 10

5

5.0

Average Rank

8.6

18

Theatrical Releases

9

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$863.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$374.6 Million

COMMUNITY VOTE

Who had the greater Hollywood career overall?

Cast your vote and compare your opinion with the community.

Community voting reflects visitor opinion and is independent of the Hollywood Rankings methodology.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Dustin Hoffman Glenn Close

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Dustin Hoffman

18 theatrical releases • $863.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Family Business $12.2 Million
1988 Rain Man $172.8 Million
1987 Ishtar $14.4 Million
1982 Tootsie $177.2 Million
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1989, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Dustin Hoffman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Dustin Hoffman the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Dustin Hoffman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.