3 4
Age 50

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#31

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

19

11

Years in Top 10

9

11.2

Average Rank

13.2

22

Theatrical Releases

27

Ghostbusters $229.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$953.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Sigourney Weaver Tom Hanks

Sigourney Weaver

22 theatrical releases • $953.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Galaxy Quest $71.6 Million
1999 A Map of the World $544,965
1997 The Ice Storm $8.0 Million
1997 Alien: Resurrection $47.8 Million
1995 Jeffrey $3.5 Million

Tom Hanks

27 theatrical releases • $2.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
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
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

Note: Films released during the selected year influence the following year's rankings.

At this point in the rankings, Sigourney Weaver versus Tom Hanks is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. 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.