2 5
Age 46

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#35

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

21

10

Years in Top 10

11

10.2

Average Rank

12.0

40

Theatrical Releases

28

The Lion King $312.9 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.7 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Whoopi Goldberg Tom Hanks

Whoopi Goldberg

40 theatrical releases • $1.7 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2001 Rat Race $56.6 Million
2001 Monkeybone $5.4 Million
2001 Kingdom Come $23.2 Million
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle $26.0 Million
1999 The Deep End of the Ocean $13.9 Million

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.

By the 2001 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. From a historical perspective, the matchup leans toward Tom Hanks and remains tied to the selected ranking season.