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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Tom Hanks

Head-to-Head Comparison

Arnold Schwarzenegger

2 : 6

Tom Hanks

#7

Current Rank

#1

#7

Peak Rank

#1

16

Years Ranked

15

3

Years in Top 10

5

1 years

Longest Top 10 Streak

3 years

16

Years in Top 50

15

Terminator 2 $204.8 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic Box Office

$1.6 Billion

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Career Ranking History

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Filmography Comparison

Arnold Schwarzenegger

20 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1994 Junior $36.8 Million
1994 True Lies $146.3 Million
1993 Dave $63.3 Million
1993 Last Action Hero $50.0 Million
1991 Terminator 2 $204.8 Million
1990 Kindergarten Cop $91.5 Million
1990 Total Recall $119.4 Million
1988 Twins $111.9 Million
1988 Red Heat $35.0 Million
1987 The Running Man $38.1 Million
1987 Predator $59.7 Million
1986 Raw Deal $16.2 Million
1985 Commando $35.1 Million
1985 Red Sonja $6.9 Million
1984 The Terminator $38.4 Million
1984 Conan the Destroyer $31.0 Million
1982 Conan the Barbarian $39.6 Million
1979 Scavenger Hunt $8.0 Million
1979 The Villain $20.0 Million
1976 Stay Hungry $8.7 Million

Tom Hanks

22 theatrical releases • $1.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office
1995 Toy Story $191.8 Million
1995 Apollo 13 $172.1 Million
1994 Forrest Gump $329.7 Million
1993 Philadelphia $77.4 Million
1993 Sleepless in Seattle $126.7 Million
1992 A League of Their Own $107.5 Million
1992 Radio Flyer $4.7 Million
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities $15.7 Million
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano $39.4 Million
1989 Turner & Hooch $71.1 Million
1989 The 'Burbs $36.6 Million
1988 Punchline $21.0 Million
1988 Big $115.0 Million
1987 Dragnet $57.4 Million
1986 Every Time We Say Goodbye $278,623
1986 Nothing in Common $32.3 Million
1986 The Money Pit $37.5 Million
1985 Volunteers $19.9 Million
1985 The Man with One Red Shoe $8.6 Million
1984 Bachelor Party $38.4 Million
1984 Splash $69.8 Million
1980 He Knows You're Alone $4.9 Million