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Age 33

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#24

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

25

4

Years in Top 10

15

27.6

Average Rank

10.3

29

Theatrical Releases

33

Shakespeare in Love $100.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gwyneth Paltrow Tom Hanks

Gwyneth Paltrow

29 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2005 Proof $7.5 Million
2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow $37.8 Million
2003 View from the Top $15.6 Million
2003 Sylvia $1.3 Million
2002 Possession $10.1 Million

Tom Hanks

33 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Terminal $77.9 Million
2004 The Polar Express $162.8 Million
2004 The Ladykillers $39.8 Million
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

By the 2005 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.