5 3
Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 42

#8

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

10

Years Ranked

7

7

Years in Top 10

5

6.7

Average Rank

8.6

20

Theatrical Releases

9

Rambo: First Blood Part II $150.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$374.6 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sylvester Stallone Glenn Close

Sylvester Stallone

20 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Tango & Cash $63.4 Million
1989 Lock Up $22.1 Million
1988 Rambo III $53.7 Million
1987 Over the Top $16.1 Million
1986 Cobra $49.0 Million

Glenn Close

9 theatrical releases • $374.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1989 Immediate Family $5.9 Million
1988 Dangerous Liaisons $34.7 Million
1987 Fatal Attraction $156.6 Million
1985 Maxie $2.6 Million
1985 Jagged Edge $40.5 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 1989 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Sylvester Stallone the larger theatrical footprint.

The category score gives Sylvester Stallone the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Sylvester Stallone and remains tied to the selected ranking season.