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Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 70

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#21

#1

Peak Rank

#1

41

Years Ranked

46

19

Years in Top 10

24

18.8

Average Rank

10.9

43

Theatrical Releases

60

Batman $251.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

$2.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$6.2 Billion

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

By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jack Nicholson Tom Hanks

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Jack Nicholson

43 theatrical releases • $2.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2010 How Do You Know $30.2 Million
2010 I'm Still Here $408,983
2007 The Bucket List $93.5 Million
2006 The Departed $132.4 Million
2003 Something's Gotta Give $124.7 Million

Tom Hanks

60 theatrical releases • $6.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Toy Story 5 $406.8 Million
2025 The Phoenician Scheme $19.6 Million
2024 Here $12.2 Million
2023 Asteroid City $28.2 Million
2022 A Man Called Otto $64.3 Million