2 6
Age 60

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

#46

Rank

#1

#5

Peak Rank

#1

22

Years Ranked

21

5

Years in Top 10

11

29.4

Average Rank

12.0

32

Theatrical Releases

28

The Towering Inferno $116.0 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$563.3 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.6 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Faye Dunaway Tom Hanks

Faye Dunaway

32 theatrical releases • $563.3 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2000 The Yards $889,352
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair $69.3 Million
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc $14.3 Million
1997 Drunks $38,268
1997 Albino Alligator $339,379

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.

As of the selected ranking year, Faye Dunaway and Tom Hanks form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. 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. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.