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Age 69

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#45

Current Rank

#21

#9

Peak Rank

#1

44

Years Ranked

46

1

Years in Top 10

24

30.4

Average Rank

10.9

18

Theatrical Releases

60

Lincoln $182.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

$598.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.2 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, Daniel Day-Lewis 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Day-Lewis Tom Hanks

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Daniel Day-Lewis

18 theatrical releases • $598.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2025 Anemone $1.2 Million
2017 Phantom Thread $21.2 Million
2012 Lincoln $182.2 Million
2009 Nine $19.7 Million
2007 There Will Be Blood $40.2 Million

Tom Hanks

60 theatrical releases • $6.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Toy Story 5 $406.8 Million
2025 The Phoenician Scheme $19.6 Million
2024 Here $12.2 Million
2023 Asteroid City $28.2 Million
2022 A Man Called Otto $64.3 Million