0 8
Age 28

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#31

Rank

#1

#31

Peak Rank

#1

8

Years Ranked

25

0

Years in Top 10

15

59.0

Average Rank

11.3

8

Theatrical Releases

32

Scooby-Doo $153.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$463.2 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sarah Michelle Gellar Tom Hanks

Sarah Michelle Gellar

12 theatrical releases • $683.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Grudge $110.4 Million
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed $84.2 Million
2002 Scooby-Doo $153.3 Million
2002 Harvard Man $56,653
1999 Simply Irresistible $4.4 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. 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. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.