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Age 44

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 33

#1

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

20

Years Ranked

12

10

Years in Top 10

10

12.6

Average Rank

7.2

28

Theatrical Releases

23

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Pretty Woman $178.4 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.5 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Tom Hanks Julia Roberts

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.

The 2000 comparison presents Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts through the ranking data available at that point in time. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Tom Hanks's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.