1 6
Age 27

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#26

Rank

#1

#16

Peak Rank

#1

9

Years Ranked

9

0

Years in Top 10

7

24.6

Average Rank

7.0

14

Theatrical Releases

13

Moonstruck $80.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$281.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$531.4 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Nicolas Cage Glenn Close

Nicolas Cage

14 theatrical releases • $281.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1990 Wild at Heart $14.6 Million
1990 Fire Birds $14.8 Million
1989 Vampire's Kiss $725,131
1987 Raising Arizona $22.8 Million
1987 Moonstruck $80.6 Million

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
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 1991 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 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.