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Age 36

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 49

#7

Rank

#1

#6

Peak Rank

#1

13

Years Ranked

25

3

Years in Top 10

15

39.9

Average Rank

10.3

16

Theatrical Releases

33

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.0 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Tom Hanks

Catherine Zeta-Jones

16 theatrical releases • $1.0 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2005 The Legend of Zorro $46.5 Million
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

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.

As of the selected ranking year, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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.