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Age 34

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#6

Rank

#1

#6

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

23

1

Years in Top 10

13

45.9

Average Rank

11.1

13

Theatrical Releases

30

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$779.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Tom Hanks

Catherine Zeta-Jones

13 theatrical releases • $779.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas $26.5 Million
2003 Intolerable Cruelty $35.3 Million
2002 Chicago $170.7 Million
2001 America's Sweethearts $93.6 Million
2000 Traffic $124.1 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.

By the 2003 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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.