1 7
Age 24

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#11

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

5

Years Ranked

19

1

Years in Top 10

9

29.0

Average Rank

13.2

8

Theatrical Releases

27

Titanic $600.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$668.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Kate Winslet Tom Hanks

Kate Winslet

8 theatrical releases • $668.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Holy Smoke $1.8 Million
1999 Hideous Kinky $1.3 Million
1997 Titanic $600.7 Million
1996 Jude $409,144
1996 Hamlet $4.7 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1999, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context.

The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.