1 6
Age 28

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 39

#16

Rank

#1

#11

Peak Rank

#1

15

Years Ranked

15

0

Years in Top 10

5

26.3

Average Rank

18.1

11

Theatrical Releases

21

Jurassic Park $357.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$497.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Laura Dern Tom Hanks

Laura Dern

12 theatrical releases • $504.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1993 Jurassic Park $357.1 Million
1993 A Perfect World $31.1 Million
1991 Rambling Rose $6.3 Million
1990 Wild at Heart $14.6 Million
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy $3.6 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 1995 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. 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. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.