0 8
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#15

Rank

#1

#15

Peak Rank

#1

2

Years Ranked

5

0

Years in Top 10

5

16.5

Average Rank

1.2

4

Theatrical Releases

15

The Big Chill $56.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Tootsie $177.2 Million

$134.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$664.4 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Dustin Hoffman

Glenn Close

4 theatrical releases • $134.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1984 The Stone Boy $261,033
1984 The Natural $48.0 Million
1983 The Big Chill $56.3 Million
1982 The World According to Garp $29.7 Million

Dustin Hoffman

15 theatrical releases • $664.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1982 Tootsie $177.2 Million
1979 Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
1979 Agatha $7.5 Million
1978 Straight Time $9.9 Million
1976 Marathon Man $21.7 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 1984 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 Dustin Hoffman holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Dustin Hoffman holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Dustin Hoffman, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.