3 4
Age 51

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#33

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

17

Years Ranked

16

9

Years in Top 10

6

11.9

Average Rank

15.4

23

Theatrical Releases

23

The First Wives Club $105.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$740.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Goldie Hawn Tom Hanks

Goldie Hawn

23 theatrical releases • $740.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 The First Wives Club $105.5 Million
1996 Everyone Says I Love You $9.8 Million
1992 Housesitter $58.5 Million
1992 Death Becomes Her $58.4 Million
1992 CrissCross $3.1 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.

At this point in the rankings, Goldie Hawn 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. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Hanks without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.