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Age 28

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#11

Rank

#1

#6

Peak Rank

#1

8

Years Ranked

23

2

Years in Top 10

13

32.0

Average Rank

11.1

15

Theatrical Releases

30

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $131.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$453.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Angelina Jolie Tom Hanks

Angelina Jolie

15 theatrical releases • $453.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life $65.7 Million
2003 Beyond Borders $4.4 Million
2002 Life or Something Like It $14.4 Million
2001 Original Sin $16.5 Million
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $131.2 Million

Tom Hanks

30 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2003, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Tom Hanks 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 Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.