2 6
Age 37

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

#15

Current Rank

#21

#4

Peak Rank

#1

15

Years Ranked

46

5

Years in Top 10

24

28.9

Average Rank

10.9

11

Theatrical Releases

60

Black Panther $700.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

$1.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.2 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Domestic theatrical output favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across domestic theatrical releases 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.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Daniel Kaluuya Tom Hanks

Daniel Kaluuya

11 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.3 Million
2022 Nope $123.3 Million
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah $5.5 Million
2019 Queen & Slim $43.8 Million
2018 Widows $42.4 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