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Age 31

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 47

#16

Rank

#1

#8

Peak Rank

#1

12

Years Ranked

23

4

Years in Top 10

13

28.6

Average Rank

11.1

27

Theatrical Releases

30

Shakespeare in Love $100.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Forrest Gump $329.7 Million

$1.1 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.8 Billion

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CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Gwyneth Paltrow Tom Hanks

Gwyneth Paltrow

27 theatrical releases • $1.1 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2003 View from the Top $15.6 Million
2003 Sylvia $1.3 Million
2002 Possession $10.1 Million
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember $213.3 Million
2001 The Royal Tenenbaums $52.4 Million

Tom Hanks

30 theatrical releases • $2.8 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2002 Road to Perdition $104.5 Million
2002 Catch Me If You Can $164.6 Million
2000 Cast Away $233.6 Million
1999 Toy Story 2 $245.9 Million
1999 The Gren Mile $136.8 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 2003, this matchup highlights how differently two careers can score within the same historical snapshot. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Tom Hanks holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Tom Hanks the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Tom Hanks, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.