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Age 43

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 44

#40

Rank

#1

#20

Peak Rank

#1

15

Years Ranked

20

0

Years in Top 10

10

30.7

Average Rank

12.6

22

Theatrical Releases

28

Primal Fear $56.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$309.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Tom Hanks

Frances McDormand

22 theatrical releases • $309.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Wonder Boys $19.4 Million
2000 Almost Famous $32.5 Million
1998 Talk of Angels $18,281
1998 Madeline $30.0 Million
1997 Paradise Road $2.0 Million

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 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, Frances McDormand 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.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.