3 4
Age 56

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 46

#43

Rank

#1

#2

Peak Rank

#1

23

Years Ranked

22

17

Years in Top 10

12

9.7

Average Rank

11.5

25

Theatrical Releases

30

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.4 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sally Field Tom Hanks

Sally Field

25 theatrical releases • $1.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2001 Say It Isn't So $5.5 Million
2000 Where the Heart Is $33.8 Million
1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco $32.8 Million
1996 Eye for an Eye $26.9 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 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.

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2002, 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.