3 4
Age 41

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#6

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

11

Years Ranked

16

8

Years in Top 10

6

7.3

Average Rank

17.1

24

Theatrical Releases

22

The Lion King $312.9 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Whoopi Goldberg Tom Hanks

Whoopi Goldberg

30 theatrical releases • $1.3 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 The Associate $12.8 Million
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi $13.3 Million
1996 Eddie $31.4 Million
1996 Bordello of Blood $5.8 Million
1996 Bogus $4.4 Million

Tom Hanks

23 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 That Thing You Do! $25.9 Million
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1996, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint.

Average Rank adds useful texture here, pointing to Whoopi Goldberg as the steadier high-ranking presence across eligible seasons. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.