0 7
Age 60

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#27

Rank

#1

#15

Peak Rank

#1

25

Years Ranked

25

0

Years in Top 10

15

30.9

Average Rank

10.3

27

Theatrical Releases

33

The Prince of Egypt $101.4 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$494.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Helen Mirren Tom Hanks

Helen Mirren

27 theatrical releases • $494.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy $51.1 Million
2004 The Clearing $5.8 Million
2004 Raising Helen $37.5 Million
2003 Calendar Girls $31.0 Million
2002 No Such Thing $62,703

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.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.