2 5
Age 54

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#44

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

15

5

Years in Top 10

5

22.9

Average Rank

16.4

25

Theatrical Releases

22

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$454.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Tom Hanks

Faye Dunaway

25 theatrical releases • $454.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1995 Don Juan DeMarco $22.2 Million
1995 Arizona Dream $112,547
1993 The Temp $6.4 Million
1990 The Two Jakes $10.0 Million
1990 The Handmaid's Tale $5.0 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Faye Dunaway versus Tom Hanks is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

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.