3 5
Age 40

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#3

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

9

4

Years in Top 10

6

16.7

Average Rank

7.6

14

Theatrical Releases

12

Good Morning, Vietnam $123.9 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$645.9 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$411.7 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Robin Williams Glenn Close

Robin Williams

14 theatrical releases • $645.9 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1991 The Fisher King $41.9 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1991 Dead Again $38.0 Million
1990 Cadillac Man $27.6 Million
1990 Awakenings $52.1 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.

As of the selected ranking year, Robin Williams and Glenn Close form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The category score gives Glenn Close 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Glenn Close, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.