3 4
Age 53

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 43

#4

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

19

6

Years in Top 10

9

11.7

Average Rank

13.2

34

Theatrical Releases

27

The Client $92.1 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$699.5 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.3 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Susan Sarandon Tom Hanks

Susan Sarandon

34 theatrical releases • $699.5 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1999 Illuminata $840,134
1999 Cradle Will Rock $2.9 Million
1999 Anywhere But Here $18.7 Million
1998 Twilight $15.1 Million
1998 Stepmom $91.1 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.

As of the selected ranking year, Susan Sarandon and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark.

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.