3 4
Age 52

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 41

#24

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

18

Years Ranked

17

9

Years in Top 10

7

12.6

Average Rank

14.6

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.

As of the selected ranking year, Goldie Hawn 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.

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.