3 5
Age 55

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#20

Rank

#1

#3

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

21

10

Years in Top 10

11

11.7

Average Rank

12.0

32

Theatrical Releases

28

The Godfather $133.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$931.1 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Diane Keaton Tom Hanks

Diane Keaton

32 theatrical releases • $931.1 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2001 Town & Country $6.7 Million
2000 Hanging Up $36.1 Million
1999 The Other Sister $27.8 Million
1998 The Only Thrill $52,436
1996 The First Wives Club $105.5 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.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Tom Hanks the larger theatrical footprint. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Tom Hanks while still showing distinct strengths on each side.