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Age 70

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#8

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

19

Years Ranked

24

6

Years in Top 10

14

24.8

Average Rank

10.7

20

Theatrical Releases

33

Die Another Day $160.9 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$888.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Judi Dench Tom Hanks

Judi Dench

20 theatrical releases • $888.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick $57.8 Million
2004 Home on the Range $50.0 Million
2002 The Importance of Being Earnest $8.4 Million
2002 Die Another Day $160.9 Million
2001 The Shipping News $11.4 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 2004 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.