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Age 25

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 40

#11

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

10

Years Ranked

16

1

Years in Top 10

6

22.4

Average Rank

15.4

19

Theatrical Releases

23

Dracula $82.5 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$425.7 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Winona Ryder Tom Hanks

Winona Ryder

19 theatrical releases • $425.7 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1996 The Crucible $7.3 Million
1996 Looking for Richard $1.4 Million
1996 Boys $516,349
1995 How to Make an American Quilt $23.6 Million
1994 The House of the Spirits $6.3 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. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.