3 5
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#23

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

15

9

Years in Top 10

5

10.6

Average Rank

16.4

21

Theatrical Releases

22

Bird on a Wire $71.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$625.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Goldie Hawn Tom Hanks

Goldie Hawn

21 theatrical releases • $625.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1992 Housesitter $58.5 Million
1992 Death Becomes Her $58.4 Million
1992 CrissCross $3.1 Million
1991 Deceived $28.7 Million
1990 Bird on a Wire $71.0 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

The 1995 comparison presents Goldie Hawn and Tom Hanks through the ranking data available at that point in time. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.