2 6
Age 56

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#46

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

18

Years Ranked

17

5

Years in Top 10

7

25.4

Average Rank

14.6

29

Theatrical Releases

23

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$478.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Tom Hanks

Faye Dunaway

29 theatrical releases • $478.8 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1997 Drunks $38,268
1997 Albino Alligator $339,379
1996 The Chamber $14.6 Million
1996 Dunston Checks In $9.9 Million
1995 Don Juan DeMarco $22.2 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.

By the 1997 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.