2 5
Age 48

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#17

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

13

Years Ranked

15

8

Years in Top 10

5

8.3

Average Rank

18.1

14

Theatrical Releases

21

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$456.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Glenn Close Tom Hanks

Glenn Close

15 theatrical releases • $576.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1994 The Paper $38.8 Million
1994 The House of the Spirits $6.3 Million
1991 Meeting Venus $1.0 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1990 Reversal of Fortune $15.4 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

As of the selected ranking year, Glenn Close and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.