HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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24
23
21
13
6.3
12.2
30
29
Kramer vs Kramer $106.3 Million
Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
$936.6 Million
Box Office
$2.8 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Meryl Streep
30 theatrical releases • $936.6 Million Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Hours | $41.7 Million |
| 2002 | Adaptation | $22.5 Million |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | $78.6 Million |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | $14.9 Million |
| 1998 | One True Thing | $23.2 Million |
Tom Hanks
30 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Road to Perdition | $104.5 Million |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | $164.6 Million |
| 2000 | Cast Away | $233.6 Million |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | $245.9 Million |
| 1999 | The Gren Mile | $136.8 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, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.
Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. The comparison therefore points leans toward Meryl Streep, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.