2 5
Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 42

#7

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

14

9

Years in Top 10

5

6.5

Average Rank

13.4

13

Theatrical Releases

19

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million

$531.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Robin Williams

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

Robin Williams

19 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire $219.2 Million
1992 Toys $23.3 Million
1992 Shakes the Clown $115,103
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest $24.7 Million
1992 Aladdin $217.4 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 1993, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Robin Williams 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 Robin Williams the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Robin Williams, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.