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Age 47

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 48

#33

Rank

#1

#20

Peak Rank

#1

19

Years Ranked

24

0

Years in Top 10

14

30.6

Average Rank

10.7

27

Theatrical Releases

33

Something's Gotta Give $124.7 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$467.4 Million

Career Domestic
Box Office

$3.1 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Frances McDormand Tom Hanks

Frances McDormand

27 theatrical releases • $467.4 Million Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 Something's Gotta Give $124.7 Million
2003 Laurel Canyon $3.7 Million
2002 City by the Sea $22.4 Million
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There $7.5 Million
2001 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy $6,123

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.

By the 2004 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.

Career peak is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot. The comparison therefore points leans toward Tom Hanks, with the most meaningful separation coming from the highlighted career measures.