0 8
Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#22

Rank

#1

#22

Peak Rank

#1

17

Years Ranked

21

0

Years in Top 10

11

32.7

Average Rank

12.0

18

Theatrical Releases

28

The First Wives Club $105.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$433.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sarah Jessica Parker Tom Hanks

Sarah Jessica Parker

18 theatrical releases • $433.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 State and Main $6.9 Million
1999 Dudley Do-Right $10.0 Million
1997 Til There Was You $3.5 Million
1997 The Substance of Fire $31,638
1996 The First Wives Club $105.5 Million

Tom Hanks

28 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 Million
1998 You've Got Mail $115.8 Million
1998 Saving Private Ryan $216.5 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 2001 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. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.