HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
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14
19
10
9
7.7
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36
27
The Lion King $312.9 Million
Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
$1.5 Billion
Box Office
$2.3 Billion
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CAREER RANKING HISTORY
FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Whoopi Goldberg
36 theatrical releases • $1.5 Billion Domestic
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | $13.9 Million |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | $28.9 Million |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie | $100.5 Million |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | $37.7 Million |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | $45,779 |
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, Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. Based on the available ranking data, the balance leans toward Tom Hanks without turning the result into a subjective judgment of acting quality.