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Age 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#29

Rank

#1

#20

Peak Rank

#1

17

Years Ranked

22

0

Years in Top 10

12

30.1

Average Rank

11.5

25

Theatrical Releases

30

Primal Fear $56.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$339.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Tom Hanks

Frances McDormand

25 theatrical releases • $339.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2002 City by the Sea $22.4 Million
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There $7.5 Million
2001 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy $6,123
2000 Wonder Boys $19.4 Million
2000 Almost Famous $32.5 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2002, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. 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.