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Age 35

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#7

Rank

#1

#6

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

24

2

Years in Top 10

14

42.7

Average Rank

10.7

15

Theatrical Releases

33

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$983.0 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Tom Hanks

Catherine Zeta-Jones

15 theatrical releases • $983.0 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Terminal $77.9 Million
2004 Ocean's Twelve $125.5 Million
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas $26.5 Million
2003 Intolerable Cruelty $35.3 Million
2002 Chicago $170.7 Million

Tom Hanks

33 theatrical releases • $3.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2004 The Terminal $77.9 Million
2004 The Polar Express $162.8 Million
2004 The Ladykillers $39.8 Million
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

At this point in the rankings, Catherine Zeta-Jones versus Tom Hanks is best read as a compact career snapshot rather than an all-time verdict. The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Elite Top 10 presence favors Tom Hanks, whose advantage across Top 10 seasons gives the comparison more long-range context. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.