5 2
Age 56

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 38

#7

Rank

#1

#1

Peak Rank

#1

14

Years Ranked

8

11

Years in Top 10

5

5.8

Average Rank

8.6

22

Theatrical Releases

17

Tootsie $177.2 Million

Biggest Hit

Ghost $217.6 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$735.2 Million

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Dustin Hoffman Whoopi Goldberg

Dustin Hoffman

22 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1992 Hero $19.5 Million
1991 Hook $119.7 Million
1991 Billy Bathgate $15.6 Million
1990 Dick Tracy $103.7 Million
1989 Family Business $12.2 Million

Whoopi Goldberg

17 theatrical releases • $735.2 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit $57.3 Million
1993 Made in America $44.9 Million
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 $28.0 Million
1992 The Player $21.7 Million
1992 Sister Act $139.6 Million
Career Comparison Summary AI-generated historical comparison. Click to expand.

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

Looking at the Hollywood Rankings in 1993, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. The category score gives Dustin Hoffman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

Commercial scale is another meaningful divider, with the career domestic box office measure giving Dustin Hoffman the larger theatrical footprint. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Dustin Hoffman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.