1 6
Age 89

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#49

Rank

#1

#10

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

16

2

Years in Top 10

6

26.0

Average Rank

15.4

30

Theatrical Releases

23

On Golden Pond $119.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$319.6 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Katharine Hepburn Tom Hanks

Katharine Hepburn

30 theatrical releases • $319.6 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1994 Love Affair $18.3 Million
1981 On Golden Pond $119.3 Million
1975 Rooster Cogburn $8.0 Million
1971 The Trojan Women $110,428
1969 The Madwoman of Challot $3.0 Million

Tom Hanks

23 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 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 1996, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. 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.