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Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#39

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

16

5

Years in Top 10

6

15.4

Average Rank

15.4

10

Theatrical Releases

23

Moonstruck $80.6 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$318.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Cher Tom Hanks

Cher

10 theatrical releases • $318.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 Faithful $2.1 Million
1994 Ready to Wear $11.3 Million
1992 The Player $21.7 Million
1990 Mermaids $35.4 Million
1987 The Witches of Eastwick $63.8 Million

Tom Hanks

23 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1996 comparison presents Cher and Tom Hanks through the ranking data available at that point in time. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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.