HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
#20
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#12
#1
22
22
0
12
24.3
11.5
28
30
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $359.2 Million
Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
$1.2 Billion
Box Office
$2.8 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Drew Barrymore
28 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | $16.0 Million |
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | $30.2 Million |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | $14.3 Million |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | $517,375 |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | $22.8 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.
As of the selected ranking year, Drew Barrymore 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. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.