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Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#40

Rank

#1

#7

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

24

1

Years in Top 10

14

26.3

Average Rank

10.7

17

Theatrical Releases

33

American Beauty $130.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$571.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Annette Bening Tom Hanks

Annette Bening

17 theatrical releases • $571.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 Being Julia $7.7 Million
2003 Open Range $58.3 Million
2000 What Planet Are You From? $6.3 Million
1999 In Dreams $12.0 Million
1999 American Beauty $130.1 Million

Tom Hanks

33 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Terminal $77.9 Million
2004 The Polar Express $162.8 Million
2004 The Ladykillers $39.8 Million
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 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, Annette Bening and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Hanks without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.