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Age 26

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#8

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

6

Years Ranked

21

1

Years in Top 10

11

39.8

Average Rank

12.0

12

Theatrical Releases

28

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $131.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$369.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Tom Hanks

Angelina Jolie

12 theatrical releases • $369.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2001 Original Sin $16.5 Million
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $131.2 Million
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds $101.6 Million
1999 The Bone Collector $66.5 Million
1999 Pushing Tin $8.4 Million

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

As of the selected ranking year, Angelina Jolie and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.