0 6
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

25

3

Years in Top 10

15

32.3

Average Rank

10.3

24

Theatrical Releases

33

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Renee Zellweger Tom Hanks

Renee Zellweger

24 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2005 Cinderella Man $61.6 Million
2004 Shark Tale $160.9 Million
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason $40.2 Million
2003 Down With Love $20.3 Million
2003 Cold Mountain $95.6 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 2005 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.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.