0 8
Age 28

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#42

Rank

#1

#39

Peak Rank

#1

6

Years Ranked

19

0

Years in Top 10

9

46.7

Average Rank

14.6

9

Theatrical Releases

26

The Nutty Professor $128.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$289.8 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Jada Pinkett Smith Tom Hanks

Jada Pinkett Smith

10 theatrical releases • $391.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1998 Woo $8.1 Million
1998 Return to Paradise $8.3 Million
1997 Scream 2 $101.4 Million
1996 The Nutty Professor $128.8 Million
1996 Set It Off $36.5 Million

Tom Hanks

27 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 Million
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 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, Jada Pinkett Smith 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.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.