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Age 70

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 58

#21

Current Rank

#9

#1

Peak Rank

#2

46

Years Ranked

34

24

Years in Top 10

19

10.9

Average Rank

12.9

60

Theatrical Releases

35

Toy Story 4 $434.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Aladdin $355.6 Million

$6.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$4.3 Billion

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Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 2026, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Tom Hanks Will Smith

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Tom Hanks

60 theatrical releases • $6.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Toy Story 5 $406.8 Million
2025 The Phoenician Scheme $19.6 Million
2024 Here $12.2 Million
2023 Asteroid City $28.2 Million
2022 A Man Called Otto $64.3 Million

Will Smith

35 theatrical releases • $4.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $193.6 Million
2021 King Richard $15.1 Million
2020 Bad Boys for Life $206.3 Million
2019 Spies in Disguise $66.8 Million
2019 Gemini Man $48.5 Million